Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Clifton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 08077000802 · Mesa County, CO · pop 5,064 · 55% of tract blocks fall in Clifton

Eviction risk in Clifton eviction risk centers on tract 08077000802, which scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 5,064 residents. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,650 a month while the average household earns $62,250 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 5% Owners 88%

Tract context

Occupied units1,997

Renter share11.6%

SVI overall0.60

Poverty rate11.9%

Median income$62,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Clifton and the region

Centroid at 39.0678, -108.4886 · click any tract to drill in

Why Clifton scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Clifton

4.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.6

State political climate

Colorado legislature & governorship

4.7

Economic stress

11.9% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,650 rent vs county FMR

8.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Clifton

6.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Clifton

6.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Clifton

6.9

How Clifton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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

66%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
45%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Clifton

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.3/10. 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 Clifton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Mesa County average of 5.6 and above the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 60th 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 08077000802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08077000802?

Census tract 08077000802 in Clifton scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 08077000802?

Median gross rent is $1,650/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08077000802?

11.9% of residents in tract 08077000802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,064.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08077000802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 57th, minority 51th, housing 45th.

How does tract 08077000802 compare to Clifton overall?

Tract 08077000802 scores 4.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Clifton at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clifton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Clifton

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