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Census Tract · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

Fort Collins Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 08069000503 · Larimer County, CO · pop 7,005

Tract 08069000503 sits in Fort Collins eviction risk, CO, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.3/10. 41% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 54% Stable renters 35% Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units2,711
Renter share88.7%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate60.1%
Median income$38,859

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 47 tracts In Fort Collins
High
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 86 tracts In Larimer County
High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#85 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Very High
National
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#11,153 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Collins and the region

Centroid at 40.5782, -105.1055 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fort Collins scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fort Collins
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
60.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,220 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Collins
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Collins
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Collins
5.5

How Fort Collins compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fort Collins risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.3This tracttract 0005035.9Fort Collinsparent city5.3Countyavg tract in county4.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 35Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 1.92%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.9%Peak (2010)
  • 35Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fort Collins

The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 60%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Against Larimer County at 46.1%, 60% of renters here are cost-burdened. 89% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Annualized rent equals 38% of average household income of $38,859, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

It sits 2.0 points above the Larimer County average of 5.3. Average gross rent is $1,220, 28% below the Fort Collins average. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.2/10.

On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 35 filings here across 1 tracked years.

The worst year on record was 2010, when 1.9% of renter households were served.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 08069000503

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08069000503?

Census tract 08069000503 in Fort Collins scores 7.3/10 (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 08069000503?

Median gross rent is $1,220/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08069000503?

60.1% of residents in tract 08069000503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,005.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08069000503?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 2th, minority 42th, housing 98th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08069000503?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 35 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08069000503 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.92% of renter households, peaking at 1.9% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 08069000503 compare to Fort Collins overall?

Tract 08069000503 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Fort Collins at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Collins eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fort Collins

Top eight tracts in Fort Collins ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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