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Neighborhood · Denver, CO

Mariposa District Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 3,813 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.2/10 · range 8.2–8.2

Mariposa District maps to a single census tract in Denver, CO and houses 3,813 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.2/10, High tier. Cost burden runs 42% against 29.2% citywide, putting Mariposa District 13.1% over its own city.

Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The dominant input is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.

71% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 429 evictions logged in this tract.

At $1,561 a month, rents sit 15% under what the rest of Denver commands. The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 27.2% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 5.3% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 75 neighborhoods in Denver. The closest comparables inside the same city are Ruby Hill and Mile High Vista.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
8.2
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mariposa District vs Denver How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
42.3% +45%
Denver: 29.2%
Average gross rent
$1,561 -15%
Denver: $1,831
Average HH income
$77,832 -15%
Denver: $91,681
Poverty rate
24.1% +115%
Denver: 11.2%
Renter share
70.7% +38%
Denver: 51.2%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Mariposa District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 8.2–8.2

Why Mariposa District scores 8.2

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
42% 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
71% 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
24.1% below poverty line · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Risk score comparison

Mariposa District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Mariposa District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.8.2Mariposa DistrictNeighborhood6.8Parent cityhost city5.0Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Mariposa District

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

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
08031001901 8.2 3,813 42% $1,561
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 98

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

Socioeconomic status 88%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 90%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 99%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Mariposa District

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 429Total filings (sum)
  • 8.85%Avg annual filing rate
  • 27.2%Peak year (2009)
  • 5.32%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked

About Mariposa District

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Mariposa District?

Mariposa District scores 8.2/10 (High 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 Mariposa District compare to Denver overall?

Mariposa District scores 1.4 points higher than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,561 vs $1,831.
Q3

What is the average rent in Mariposa District?

Average gross rent in Mariposa District is $1,561/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Mariposa District residents are renters?

71% of Mariposa District households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 3,813 residents.
Q5

Is Mariposa District a high social-vulnerability area?

Mariposa District sits in the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Mariposa District for landlords?

Mariposa District carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.2/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Mariposa District?

Mariposa District has 3,774 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (44.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (40.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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