Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Gold Hill Mesa Eviction Risk: Moderate , Colorado Springs
Tract 08041002502 · El Paso County, CO · pop 3,981 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
With a score of 5.4/10, tract 08041002502 in the Gold Hill Mesa area of Colorado Springs, CO reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,981. 37% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units2,002
Renter share61.3%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$65,605
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Colorado Springs and the region
Centroid at 38.8127, -104.8497 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gold Hill Mesa scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Colorado Springs
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,506 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.5
How Gold Hill Mesa compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%Housing & transportation
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)
- 102Total filings over 2 yrs
- 4.29%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.2%Peak (2017)
- 62Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Gold Hill Mesa. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gold Hill Mesa
65% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the El Paso County average of 49.4%. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.1/10. Against the El Paso County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points.
Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 3/10. Court records carry 102 eviction filings across 2 observed years. The worst year on record was 2017, when 5.2% of renter households were served.
At $1,506 a month, rents run 9% under what the rest of Colorado Springs commands. In a typical year about 4.3% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $65,605. 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 08041002502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08041002502?
Census tract 08041002502 in the Gold Hill Mesa neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 08041002502?
Median gross rent is $1,506/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08041002502?
12.8% of residents in tract 08041002502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,981.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08041002502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 77th, minority 53th, housing 62th.
Q5
Is tract 08041002502 considered part of Gold Hill Mesa?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08041002502 fall within Gold Hill Mesa (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08041002502?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 102 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 08041002502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.29% of renter households, peaking at 5.2% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 08041002502 compare to Colorado Springs overall?
Tract 08041002502 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Colorado Springs at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Colorado Springs eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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