Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Wheat Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 08059010403 · Jefferson County, CO · pop 5,985 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Wheat Ridge
In Wheat Ridge, census tract 08059010403 scores 6.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 81% of US census tracts.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,651 a month against an average household income of $77,870 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units2,570
Renter share63.2%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate10.9%
Median income$77,870
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wheat Ridge and the region
Centroid at 39.7790, -105.1152 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wheat Ridge scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wheat Ridge
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
10.9% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,651 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wheat Ridge
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wheat Ridge
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wheat Ridge
6.1
How Wheat Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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)
- 82Total filings over 1 yrs
- 5.20%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.2%Peak (2010)
- 82Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wheat Ridge
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wheat Ridge eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jefferson County average of 5.8 and above the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 82 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 5.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.2% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 08059010403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08059010403?
Census tract 08059010403 in Wheat Ridge scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 08059010403?
Median gross rent is $1,651/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08059010403?
10.9% of residents in tract 08059010403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,985.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08059010403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 16th, minority 58th, housing 53th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08059010403?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 82 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08059010403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.20% of renter households, peaking at 5.2% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 08059010403 compare to Wheat Ridge overall?
Tract 08059010403 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Wheat Ridge at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wheat Ridge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wheat Ridge
Top eight tracts in Wheat Ridge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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