1 census tracts · pop 4,256 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.7–4.7
Happy Canyon is a one-tract neighborhood of Castle Rock, CO, population 4,256. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Cost burden runs 44% against 35.6% citywide, putting Happy Canyon 8.2% over its own city.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.2/10. Court records for this tract carry 281 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 29.1% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 14.4% in 2017, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $1,844, 8% below the Castle Rock average of $2,000.
That places it #2 of 4 neighborhoods in Castle Rock. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.7/10 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
4.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Happy Canyon vs Castle RockHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Happy Canyon
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
281Total filings (sum)
21.77%Avg annual filing rate
29.1%Peak year (2010)
14.40%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Happy Canyon
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Happy Canyon?
Happy Canyon scores 4.7/10 (Moderate 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 Happy Canyon compare to Castle Rock overall?
Happy Canyon scores 0.3 points higher than Castle Rock overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,844 vs $2,000.
Q3
What is the average rent in Happy Canyon?
Average gross rent in Happy Canyon is $1,844/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Happy Canyon residents are renters?
48% of Happy Canyon households are renter-occupied (vs 21% in Castle Rock). The neighborhood has 4,256 residents.
Q5
Is Happy Canyon a high social-vulnerability area?
Happy Canyon sits in the 60th 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
How safe is Happy Canyon for landlords?
Happy Canyon carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 Castle Rock as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Happy Canyon?
Happy Canyon has 4,437 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.9%), Hispanic / Latino (17.4%), Other / Multiracial (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
