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Neighborhood · Denver, CO

Cole Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 4,503 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10 · range 6.2–6.2

Cole is a one-tract neighborhood of Denver, CO and houses 4,503 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Denver baseline of 29.2%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

What pushes the score up most is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. 23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Court records for this tract carry 313 eviction filings. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.

Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 6.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.2% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 75 mapped neighborhoods of Denver, it ranks #53 by risk, the lower third.

Average gross rent runs $1,898, close to the Denver average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $111,087. 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 6.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cole vs Denver How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
41.3% +41%
Denver: 29.2%
Average gross rent
$1,898 +4%
Denver: $1,831
Average HH income
$111,087 +21%
Denver: $91,681
Poverty rate
10.2% -9%
Denver: 11.2%
Renter share
46.0% -10%
Denver: 51.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cole and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6.2–6.2

Why Cole scores 6.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.1–8.1 across tracts
8.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Rent control risk
41% of income on rent · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
46% renter households · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Economic stress
10.2% below poverty line · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts
3.9
Risk score comparison

Cole vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Cole score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Cole: 6.26.2ColeNeighborhoodParent city: 6.86.8Parent cityhost cityState: 5.05.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Cole

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
08031003601 6.2 4,503 41% $1,898
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 67

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 79%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 18%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Cole

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 313Total filings (sum)
  • 4.73%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.2%Peak year (2012)
  • 3.24%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked

About Cole

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Cole?

Cole scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Cole compare to Denver overall?

Cole scores 0.6 points lower than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,898 vs $1,831.
Q3

What is the average rent in Cole?

Average gross rent in Cole is $1,898/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Cole residents are renters?

46% of Cole households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 4,503 residents.
Q5

Is Cole a high social-vulnerability area?

Cole sits in the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Cole for landlords?

Cole carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Cole?

Cole has 4,487 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.1%), Hispanic / Latino (39.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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