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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,676 of 84,120 nationally

Curtis Park Eviction Risk: High , Denver

Tract 08031001603 · Denver County, CO · pop 6,018 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 08031001603 covers part of the Curtis Park area of Denver, CO, and scores 8.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 6,018. This is renter territory: 92% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 52% Stable renters 41% Owners 7%
Tract context
Occupied units3,385
Renter share92.1%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate20.6%
Median income$70,334

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Curtis Park
Moderate
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#16 of 178 tracts In Denver
Very High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#14 of 178 tracts In Denver County
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Denver and the region

Centroid at 39.7568, -104.9857 · click any tract to drill in

Why Curtis Park scores 8.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Denver
9.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
20.6% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,998 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Denver
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Denver
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Denver
7.5

How Curtis Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Curtis Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.2This tracttract 0016036.8Denverparent city6.7Countyavg tract in county4.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Curtis Park

The score leans hardest on local political climate at 9/10. Set annual rent against average income of $70,334 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

22% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Against Denver County at 45.4%, 56% of renters here are cost-burdened. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 8.5/10.

Against the Denver County average of 6.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. On the high side, regional political climate reads 8.1/10. The poverty rate is 21%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Average gross rent is $1,998, 9% above the Denver average. This ground was mapped D ("Hazardous") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Denver. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #6,676 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 3.3 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 08031001603

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08031001603?

Census tract 08031001603 in the Curtis Park neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 08031001603?

Median gross rent is $1,998/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08031001603?

20.6% of residents in tract 08031001603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,018.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08031001603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 15th, minority 55th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 08031001603 considered part of Curtis Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08031001603 fall within Curtis Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 08031001603 compare to Denver overall?

Tract 08031001603 scores 8.2/10, higher than the parent city of Denver at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Denver eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7

Was tract 08031001603 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 42% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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