Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally
Westwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lakewood
Tract 08059011806 · Jefferson County, CO · pop 4,992 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
08059011806 is a census tract in the Westwood area of Lakewood, CO. It scores 6.6/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 36%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units2,250
Renter share57.5%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate11.4%
Median income$63,373
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lakewood and the region
Centroid at 39.7033, -105.0644 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westwood scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lakewood
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
11.4% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,265 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lakewood
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lakewood
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lakewood
5.5
How Westwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%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)
- 51Total filings over 1 yrs
- 5.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.0%Peak (2010)
- 51Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westwood
The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10. It sits 1.9 points above the Jefferson County average of 4.7. At $1,265 a month, rents run 30% under what the rest of Lakewood commands.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.5/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 2.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 51 evictions over 1 years of observation.
Filings peaked in 2010 at 6.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 6.0% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.6/10. Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for roughly one in two of renters.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 08059011806
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08059011806?
Census tract 08059011806 in the Westwood neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 08059011806?
Median gross rent is $1,265/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08059011806?
11.4% of residents in tract 08059011806 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,992.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08059011806?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 61th, minority 62th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 08059011806 considered part of Westwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08059011806 fall within Westwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08059011806?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 51 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08059011806 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.95% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 08059011806 compare to Lakewood overall?
Tract 08059011806 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Lakewood at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lakewood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lakewood
Top eight tracts in Lakewood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Spivak
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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08059015900
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
Spivak
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
Barnum West
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
08059011729
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
Edgemont
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
08059011807
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
08059011808
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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