6 census tracts · pop 27,433 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10
· range 6.3–8.2
Montbello is a 6-tract neighborhood of Denver, CO, population 27,433. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.4/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 48% against 29.2% citywide, putting Montbello 19.1% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The strongest single driver of the headline number is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. The 6 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.3 to 8.2, a 1.9-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Court records carry 2,111 eviction filings across its 6 observed tracts. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 19.9% of renter households. At $1,999 a month, rents sit 9% over what the rest of Denver commands. That places it #21 of 75 neighborhoods in Denver.
Judgments average 5.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $86,633.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.9 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
6 tracts · population-weighted
Montbello vs DenverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Montbello
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,111Total filings (sum)
10.31%Avg annual filing rate
19.9%Peak year (2016)
8.48%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Montbello
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Montbello?
Montbello scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 6 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 Montbello compare to Denver overall?
Montbello scores 0.6 points higher than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,999 vs $1,831.
Q3
What is the average rent in Montbello?
Average gross rent in Montbello is $1,999/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Montbello residents are renters?
30% of Montbello households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 27,433 residents.
Q5
Is Montbello a high social-vulnerability area?
Montbello sits in the 73rd 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
Which tracts in Montbello have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Montbello is census tract 08031008306 (score 8.2/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 8.2, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Montbello for landlords?
Montbello carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Montbello?
Montbello has 25,383 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (68.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
