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Neighborhood · Ranked #9,433 of 84,120 nationally

University Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated , Denver

Tract 08031005104 · Denver County, CO · pop 3,874 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

With a score of 7.7/10, tract 08031005104 in the University Hills area of Denver, CO reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,874 residents. The dominant input is local political climate at 9/10.

Risk score
7.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 34% Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units1,735
Renter share73.7%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$65,692

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 7 tracts In University Hills
Elevated
Within parent city
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#43 of 178 tracts In Denver
High
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#42 of 178 tracts In Denver County
High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#63 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Denver and the region

Centroid at 39.6848, -104.9356 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Hills scores 7.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Denver
9.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,419 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Denver
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Denver
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Denver
7.5

How University Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
University Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.77.7This tracttract 005104Denver: 6.86.8Denverparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.94.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 598Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 6.16%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.6%Peak (2010)
  • 63Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 080310051042009: 82 filings (7.98/100 renter HHs)2010: 100 filings (8.64/100 renter HHs)2011: 78 filings (6.18/100 renter HHs)2012: 89 filings (7.05/100 renter HHs)2013: 64 filings (5.07/100 renter HHs)2014: 68 filings (5.39/100 renter HHs)2015: 54 filings (4.28/100 renter HHs)2016: 63 filings (4.72/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 23% over the past 8 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within University Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Hills

74% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 8.5/10.

19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.6/10.

54% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Denver County average of 45.4%. Average gross rent is $1,419, 23% below the Denver average.

It sits 1.0 points above the Denver County average of 6.7. The filing record is not thin: 598 evictions over 8 years of observation. The worst year on record was 2010, when 8.6% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 6.2% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 89th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 08031005104

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08031005104?

Census tract 08031005104 in the University Hills neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 08031005104?

Median gross rent is $1,419/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08031005104?

12.6% of residents in tract 08031005104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,874.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08031005104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 38th, minority 62th, housing 94th.
Q5

Is tract 08031005104 considered part of University Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08031005104 fall within University Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08031005104?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 598 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 08031005104 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.16% of renter households, peaking at 8.6% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08031005104 compare to Denver overall?

Tract 08031005104 scores 7.7/10, higher than the parent city of Denver at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Denver eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Denver

Top eight tracts in Denver ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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