2 census tracts · pop 9,754 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.2/10
· range 8.2–8.2
Ruby Hill takes in 2 census tracts of Denver, CO, population 9,754. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.2/10, placing it in the High tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Denver rate of 29.2%.
At $1,215 a month, rents sit 34% under what the rest of Denver commands. 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. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.7/10.
The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Filings are well documented here: 744 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 8.2% of renter households.
That places it #1 of 75 neighborhoods in Denver. Judgments average 3.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Mariposa District and Globeville.
With little internal variation, 8.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.2
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Ruby Hill vs DenverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ruby Hill
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
744Total filings (sum)
5.52%Avg annual filing rate
8.2%Peak year (2016)
5.60%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Ruby Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ruby Hill?
Ruby Hill scores 8.2/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Ruby Hill compare to Denver overall?
Ruby Hill scores 1.4 points higher than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,215 vs $1,831.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ruby Hill?
Average gross rent in Ruby Hill is $1,215/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ruby Hill residents are renters?
45% of Ruby Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 9,754 residents.
Q5
Is Ruby Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Ruby Hill sits in the 89th 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
Which tracts in Ruby Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ruby Hill is census tract 08031001401 (score 8.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.2 to 8.2, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Ruby Hill for landlords?
Ruby Hill carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Ruby Hill?
Ruby Hill has 9,054 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (63.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (25%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
