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Neighborhood · Denver, CO

Sandown Eviction Risk: Elevated

4 census tracts · pop 19,123 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10 · range 5.4–8.2

Sandown spans 4 census tracts of Denver, CO, population 19,123. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.2/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 59% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Denver rate of 29.2%.

32% 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. The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.4 to 8.2, a 2.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The strongest single driver of the headline number is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.

Running cool is economic stress, at 1.8/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.

Court records for this tract carry 249 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 9.1% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 4.1% in 2016, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $1,959, 7% above the Denver average of $1,831.

Among the 75 mapped neighborhoods of Denver, it ranks #53 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Denver Connection and Cole. Against average income of $121,966, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Sandown vs Denver How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
59.4% +103%
Denver: 29.2%
Average gross rent
$1,959 +7%
Denver: $1,831
Average HH income
$121,966 +33%
Denver: $91,681
Poverty rate
7.1% -37%
Denver: 11.2%
Renter share
39.8% -22%
Denver: 51.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sandown and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 5.4–8.2

Why Sandown scores 6.2

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
59% 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
40% 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
7.1% below poverty line · Range 1.0–4.4 across tracts
1.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.3–5.2 across tracts
4.1
Risk score comparison

Sandown vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sandown score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.2SandownNeighborhood6.8Parent cityhost city5.0Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Sandown?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 2.8 points from 5.4 to 8.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in Sandown

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

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
08031004102 8.2 4,369 69% $1,779
08031004112 5.8 6,075 59% $2,189
08031004111 5.4 6,742 67% $1,859
08031004113 5.4 1,937 12% $1,996
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 35

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 28%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 46%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Sandown

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 249Total filings (sum)
  • 5.10%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.1%Peak year (2009)
  • 4.08%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked

About Sandown

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sandown?

Sandown scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Sandown compare to Denver overall?

Sandown scores 0.6 points lower than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,959 vs $1,831.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sandown?

Average gross rent in Sandown is $1,959/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sandown residents are renters?

40% of Sandown households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 19,123 residents.
Q5

Is Sandown a high social-vulnerability area?

Sandown sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Sandown have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Sandown is census tract 08031004102 (score 8.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 8.2, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7

How safe is Sandown for landlords?

Sandown carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Sandown?

Sandown has 18,992 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.8%), Hispanic / Latino (18.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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