2 census tracts · pop 7,290 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.5–5.7
Roswell is a 2-tract suburb of Colorado Springs, CO, population 7,290. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.6/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 32.0% citywide, putting Roswell 23.8% over its own city.
27% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
At $1,329 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Colorado Springs commands. Filings are well documented here: 196 across 2 observed tracts.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10. The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 6.9% of renter households. Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Colorado Springs, it ranks #4 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 3.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Printers Park and Lowell Neighborhood. Its 2 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $55,296. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Roswell vs Colorado SpringsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Roswell
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
196Total filings (sum)
4.86%Avg annual filing rate
6.9%Peak year (2017)
4.50%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Roswell
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Roswell?
Roswell scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 Roswell compare to Colorado Springs overall?
Roswell scores 1.3 points higher than Colorado Springs overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,329 vs $1,648.
Q3
What is the average rent in Roswell?
Average gross rent in Roswell is $1,329/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Roswell residents are renters?
56% of Roswell households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Colorado Springs). The neighborhood has 7,290 residents.
Q5
Is Roswell a high social-vulnerability area?
Roswell sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Roswell have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Roswell is census tract 08041001104 (score 5.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 5.7, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Roswell for landlords?
Roswell carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 Colorado Springs as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Roswell?
Roswell has 7,199 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80%), Hispanic / Latino (12.4%), Other / Multiracial (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
