5 census tracts · pop 14,520 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 5.2–6.6
Edgemont spans 5 census tracts of Lakewood, CO, population 14,520. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 48% against 32.5% citywide, putting Edgemont 15.9% over its own city.
21% 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. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. Scores across the 5 constituent tracts range from 5.2 to 6.6. A 1.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.8/10. Court records carry 407 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts.
At $1,567 a month, rents sit 13% under what the rest of Lakewood commands. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 14.5% of renter households. That places it #7 of 10 neighborhoods in Lakewood.
Judgments average 5.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Avenida Lakewood 55+ Active Living and Fort Logan. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $84,339.
61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Edgemont vs LakewoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Edgemont
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
407Total filings (sum)
11.28%Avg annual filing rate
14.5%Peak year (2010)
11.28%Latest filed (2010)
Frequently asked
About Edgemont
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Edgemont?
Edgemont scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Edgemont compare to Lakewood overall?
Edgemont scores 0.8 points higher than Lakewood overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,567 vs $1,806.
Q3
What is the average rent in Edgemont?
Average gross rent in Edgemont is $1,567/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Edgemont residents are renters?
61% of Edgemont households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Lakewood). The neighborhood has 14,520 residents.
Q5
Is Edgemont a high social-vulnerability area?
Edgemont sits in the 47th 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 Edgemont have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Edgemont is census tract 08059010902 (score 6.6/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 6.6, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Edgemont for landlords?
Edgemont carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lakewood as a whole (5.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Edgemont?
Edgemont has 15,558 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.6%), Hispanic / Latino (17.5%), Other / Multiracial (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
