3 census tracts · pop 9,906 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 4.2–6.4
West Link at Oak Station spans 3 census tracts of Lakewood, CO, population 9,906. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. 40% 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.
Cost burden runs 65% against 32.5% citywide, putting West Link at Oak Station 32.9% over its own city. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.2 to 6.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Court records carry 50 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 4.8% of renter households. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Lakewood, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 1.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Green Mountain Village and Marston score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,741, close to the Lakewood average. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.2 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
5.2
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
West Link at Oak Station vs LakewoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority28%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Link at Oak Station
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
50Total filings (sum)
3.26%Avg annual filing rate
4.8%Peak year (2010)
3.26%Latest filed (2010)
Frequently asked
About West Link at Oak Station
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Link at Oak Station?
West Link at Oak Station scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 West Link at Oak Station compare to Lakewood overall?
West Link at Oak Station scores 0.0 points higher than Lakewood overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,741 vs $1,806.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Link at Oak Station?
Average gross rent in West Link at Oak Station is $1,741/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Link at Oak Station residents are renters?
31% of West Link at Oak Station households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Lakewood). The neighborhood has 9,906 residents.
Q5
Is West Link at Oak Station a high social-vulnerability area?
West Link at Oak Station sits in the 26th 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 West Link at Oak Station have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West Link at Oak Station is census tract 08059015800 (score 6.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 6.4, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is West Link at Oak Station for landlords?
West Link at Oak Station carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of West Link at Oak Station?
West Link at Oak Station has 9,685 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.6%), Hispanic / Latino (12.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
