1 census tracts · pop 5,001 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
East Highland maps to a single census tract in Denver, CO and houses 5,001 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, in the Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
This is a renter market: 70% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Cost burden runs 38% against 29.2% citywide, putting East Highland 8.8% over its own city. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.5/10.
Average gross rent is $2,322, 27% above the Denver average of $1,831. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Severe burden reaches 13%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Court records for this tract carry 193 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 2.4% of renter households.
That places it #71 of 75 neighborhoods in Denver. Judgments average 1.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Berkeley and West Highland score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $121,220.
One tract means one number: 5.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
East Highland vs DenverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Highland
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
193Total filings (sum)
2.41%Avg annual filing rate
2.4%Peak year (2016)
2.43%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About East Highland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Highland?
East Highland scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 East Highland compare to Denver overall?
East Highland scores 1.3 points lower than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,322 vs $1,831.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Highland?
Average gross rent in East Highland is $2,322/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Highland residents are renters?
70% of East Highland households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 5,001 residents.
Q5
Is East Highland a high social-vulnerability area?
East Highland sits in the 16th 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
How safe is East Highland for landlords?
East Highland carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 East Highland?
East Highland has 4,833 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76%), Hispanic / Latino (11.8%), Other / Multiracial (9.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
