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Census Tract · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally

Fort Collins Eviction Risk: Elevated

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

Fort Collins in Larimer County is where census tract 08069000503 sits, home to 7,005 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.4/10. That is riskier than about 85% of US census tracts.

60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,220 a month against an average household income of $38,859 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. Renters make up 89% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.9
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
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 47 tracts In Fort Collins
Very High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 86 tracts In Larimer County
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Very High
National
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#5,198 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very 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 6.9

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 / stateThis tract: 6.96.9This tracttract 000503Fort Collins: 5.45.4Fort Collinsparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.23.2Stateavg 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

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Fort Collins eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Larimer County average of 5.4 and above the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 35 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 1.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.9% of renter households in 2010.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 08069000503

Q1

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

Census tract 08069000503 in Fort Collins scores 6.9/10 (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 6.9/10, higher than the parent city of Fort Collins at 5.4/10. 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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