2 census tracts · pop 7,766 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 5.4–8.2
Wellshire is a 2-tract neighborhood of Denver, CO and houses 7,766 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.1/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Denver baseline of 29.2%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 38%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 5.4 to 8.2. A 2.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The dominant input is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Court records carry 168 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 7.0% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.9% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 75 mapped neighborhoods of Denver, it ranks #26 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Athmar Park and Upper Downtown score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,851, close to the Denver average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $103,721.
32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Wellshire vs DenverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wellshire
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
168Total filings (sum)
2.13%Avg annual filing rate
7.0%Peak year (2014)
2.11%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Wellshire
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wellshire?
Wellshire scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Wellshire compare to Denver overall?
Wellshire scores 0.3 points higher than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,851 vs $1,831.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wellshire?
Average gross rent in Wellshire is $1,851/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wellshire residents are renters?
32% of Wellshire households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 7,766 residents.
Q5
Is Wellshire a high social-vulnerability area?
Wellshire sits in the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Wellshire have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wellshire is census tract 08031004006 (score 8.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 8.2, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Wellshire for landlords?
Wellshire carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Wellshire?
Wellshire has 7,902 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.9%), Hispanic / Latino (8.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
