3 census tracts · pop 9,987 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 5.9–7.8
Sunnyside is a 3-tract neighborhood of Denver, CO and houses 9,987 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.8/10, Elevated tier. The dominant input is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.9 to 7.8, a 1.9-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Filings are well documented here: 581 across 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.5/10. Cost burden runs around a third against 29.2% citywide, putting Sunnyside 3.9% over its own city.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 6.8% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,652, 10% below the Denver average of $1,831.
The most recent observed rate, 3.2% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 75 mapped neighborhoods of Denver, it ranks #36 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, The Vistas and Curtis-Champa Streets Historic District score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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
6.8
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Sunnyside vs DenverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sunnyside
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
581Total filings (sum)
4.10%Avg annual filing rate
6.8%Peak year (2011)
3.15%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Sunnyside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunnyside?
Sunnyside scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Sunnyside compare to Denver overall?
Sunnyside scores 0.0 points higher than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,652 vs $1,831.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunnyside?
Average gross rent in Sunnyside is $1,652/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunnyside residents are renters?
37% of Sunnyside households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 9,987 residents.
Q5
Is Sunnyside a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunnyside sits in the 51st 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 Sunnyside have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sunnyside is census tract 08031000202 (score 7.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 7.8, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Sunnyside for landlords?
Sunnyside carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sunnyside?
Sunnyside has 9,854 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.9%), Hispanic / Latino (33.6%), Other / Multiracial (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
