1 census tracts · pop 1,110 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.2/10
· range 8.2–8.2
Sun Valley is a one-tract neighborhood of Denver, CO and houses 1,110 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.2/10, in the High tier. Average gross rent is $354, 81% below the Denver average of $1,831.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 49%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
This is a renter market: 91% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10.
The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 31% of renter households.
Court records for this tract carry 402 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 22.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.9% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #1 of 75 neighborhoods in Denver. For a like-for-like read, Ruby Hill and Mariposa District score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.2
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sun Valley vs DenverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport95%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sun Valley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
402Total filings (sum)
11.77%Avg annual filing rate
22.0%Peak year (2009)
3.89%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Sun Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sun Valley?
Sun Valley 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 Sun Valley compare to Denver overall?
Sun Valley scores 1.4 points higher than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $354 vs $1,831.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sun Valley?
Average gross rent in Sun Valley is $354/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sun Valley residents are renters?
91% of Sun Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 1,110 residents.
Q5
Is Sun Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Sun Valley sits in the 96th 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 Sun Valley for landlords?
Sun Valley 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 Sun Valley?
Sun Valley has 1,038 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (51.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (38.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
