1 census tracts · pop 2,929 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Silver Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Castle Rock, CO, population 2,929. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 57%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
73% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Castle Rock rate of 35.6%. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.7/10.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.2/10. Average gross rent is $2,156, 8% above the Castle Rock average of $2,000. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Castle Rock, it ranks #3 by risk, the lower third.
Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Against average income of $192,701, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 4.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Silver Heights vs Castle RockHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Silver Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Silver Heights?
Silver Heights scores 4.5/10 (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 Silver Heights compare to Castle Rock overall?
Silver Heights scores 0.1 points higher than Castle Rock overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 73% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $2,156 vs $2,000.
Q3
What is the average rent in Silver Heights?
Average gross rent in Silver Heights is $2,156/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Silver Heights residents are renters?
23% of Silver Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 21% in Castle Rock). The neighborhood has 2,929 residents.
Q5
Is Silver Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Silver Heights sits in the 20th 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
How safe is Silver Heights for landlords?
Silver Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Silver Heights?
Silver Heights has 2,794 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.4%), Hispanic / Latino (13.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (1.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
