2 census tracts · pop 4,122 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.5–5.9
Buckingham takes in 2 census tracts of Fort Collins, CO, population 4,122. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.2/10. Against a Fort Collins baseline of 33.7%, 40% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Filings are well documented here: 17 across 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 5.1% of renter households. That places it #15 of 27 neighborhoods in Fort Collins.
Judgments average 1.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Dakota Ridge and Linden Park score within a fraction of it. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,683, close to the Fort Collins average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $93,882.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Buckingham vs Fort CollinsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Buckingham
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
17Total filings (sum)
2.22%Avg annual filing rate
5.1%Peak year (2010)
2.22%Latest filed (2010)
Frequently asked
About Buckingham
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Buckingham?
Buckingham scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Buckingham compare to Fort Collins overall?
Buckingham scores 0.2 points lower than Fort Collins overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,683 vs $1,690.
Q3
What is the average rent in Buckingham?
Average gross rent in Buckingham is $1,683/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Buckingham residents are renters?
54% of Buckingham households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Fort Collins). The neighborhood has 4,122 residents.
Q5
Is Buckingham a high social-vulnerability area?
Buckingham 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 Buckingham have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Buckingham is census tract 08069000801 (score 5.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 5.9, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Buckingham for landlords?
Buckingham carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Fort Collins as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Buckingham?
Buckingham has 3,984 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87%), Hispanic / Latino (7%), Other / Multiracial (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
