2 census tracts · pop 8,789 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Berkeley spans 2 census tracts of Denver, CO and houses 8,789 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. The severe-burden share is 14%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Denver baseline of 29.2%, about a quarter of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Filings are well documented here: 135 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 3.3% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $2,010, 10% above the Denver average of $1,831. The most recent observed rate, 0.5% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #72 of 75 neighborhoods in Denver.
The closest comparables inside the same city are West Highland and Potter Highland Historic District. Against average income of $143,597, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Berkeley vs DenverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Berkeley
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
135Total filings (sum)
1.29%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak year (2009)
0.57%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Berkeley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Berkeley?
Berkeley scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Berkeley compare to Denver overall?
Berkeley scores 1.4 points lower than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,010 vs $1,831.
Q3
What is the average rent in Berkeley?
Average gross rent in Berkeley is $2,010/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Berkeley residents are renters?
30% of Berkeley households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 8,789 residents.
Q5
Is Berkeley a high social-vulnerability area?
Berkeley sits in the 12th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Berkeley have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Berkeley is census tract 08031000301 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Berkeley for landlords?
Berkeley carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Denver as a whole (6.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Berkeley?
Berkeley has 9,168 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.2%), Hispanic / Latino (18.6%), Other / Multiracial (2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
