1 census tracts · pop 7,542 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 6.8–6.8
The Vistas maps to a single census tract in Denver, CO and houses 7,542 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.8/10, Elevated tier. Against a Denver baseline of 29.2%, 51% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.1/10. At $1,512 a month, rents sit 17% under what the rest of Denver commands.
Court records for this tract carry 1,097 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 16.0% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 10.4% in 2016 against a 16.0% peak. That places it #36 of 75 neighborhoods in Denver. The closest comparables inside the same city are Curtis-Champa Streets Historic District and Sunnyside.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 6.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Vistas vs DenverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Vistas
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,097Total filings (sum)
13.70%Avg annual filing rate
16.0%Peak year (2009)
10.44%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About The Vistas
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Vistas?
The Vistas scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 The Vistas compare to Denver overall?
The Vistas scores 0.0 points higher than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,512 vs $1,831.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Vistas?
Average gross rent in The Vistas is $1,512/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Vistas residents are renters?
48% of The Vistas households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 7,542 residents.
Q5
Is The Vistas a high social-vulnerability area?
The Vistas sits in the 84th 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 The Vistas for landlords?
The Vistas carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of The Vistas?
The Vistas has 7,050 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (57.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (12.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
