1 census tracts · pop 6,317 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6.6–6.6
Trail West is a one-tract neighborhood of Fort Collins, CO, population 6,317. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 53% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Fort Collins rate of 33.7%.
Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The filing record is not thin: 41 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 4.2% of renter households.
The voucher gap is 10.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. At $1,879 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Fort Collins commands.
Among the 27 mapped neighborhoods of Fort Collins, it ranks #9 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 2.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Parkwood and Lexington Green score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $79,555.
47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Trail West vs Fort CollinsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority25%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Trail West
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
41Total filings (sum)
4.15%Avg annual filing rate
4.2%Peak year (2010)
4.15%Latest filed (2010)
Frequently asked
About Trail West
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Trail West?
Trail West scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Trail West compare to Fort Collins overall?
Trail West scores 0.7 points higher than Fort Collins overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,879 vs $1,690.
Q3
What is the average rent in Trail West?
Average gross rent in Trail West is $1,879/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Trail West residents are renters?
47% of Trail West households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Fort Collins). The neighborhood has 6,317 residents.
Q5
Is Trail West a high social-vulnerability area?
Trail West sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Trail West for landlords?
Trail West carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Trail West?
Trail West has 6,193 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.4%), Hispanic / Latino (13.8%), Other / Multiracial (2.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
