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Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally

Spring Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Colorado Springs

Tract 08041005400 · El Paso County, CO · pop 5,688 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

08041005400 is a census tract in the Spring Creek area of Colorado Springs, CO. It scores 5.7/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,688 residents. Against El Paso County at 49.4%, 39% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 35% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units2,490
Renter share58.1%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate21.4%
Median income$55,543

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Spring Creek
Very Low
Within parent city
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#11 of 116 tracts In Colorado Springs
Very High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#18 of 167 tracts In El Paso County
High
Within state
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#390 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Colorado Springs and the region

Centroid at 38.8022, -104.7641 · click any tract to drill in

Why Spring Creek scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
21.4% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$1,242 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 Spring Creek compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Spring Creek risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.7This tracttract 0054004.3Colorado Springsparent city4.4Countyavg tract in county4.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 264Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 11.36%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.5%Peak (2017)
  • 157Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Spring Creek. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Spring Creek

What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.1/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2/10.

At $1,242 a month, rents run 25% under what the rest of Colorado Springs commands. Against the El Paso County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points. The poverty rate is 21%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

The severe-burden share is 11%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 264 filings here across 2 tracked years. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 3/10.

The worst year on record was 2017, when 13.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 11.4% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #21,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 9.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 08041005400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08041005400?

Census tract 08041005400 in the Spring Creek neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 08041005400?

Median gross rent is $1,242/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08041005400?

21.4% of residents in tract 08041005400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,688.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08041005400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 93th, minority 79th, housing 96th.
Q5

Is tract 08041005400 considered part of Spring Creek?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08041005400 fall within Spring Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08041005400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 264 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 08041005400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.36% of renter households, peaking at 13.5% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08041005400 compare to Colorado Springs overall?

Tract 08041005400 scores 5.7/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Colorado Springs

Top eight tracts in Colorado Springs ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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