Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Meeks Eviction Risk: Moderate , Grand Junction
Tract 08077000801 ·
Mesa County, CO · pop 3,912 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 08077000801 covers part of the Meeks area of Grand Junction, CO, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,912 residents. Against Mesa County at 43.0%, 69% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%Stable renters 6%Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,537
Renter share19.0%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate12.7%
Median income$60,656
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Meeks
Very Low
Within parent city
50th percentile
#10 of 19 tracts In Grand Junction
Moderate
Within county
66th percentile
#12 of 33 tracts In Mesa County
Elevated
Within state
57th percentile
#623 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grand Junction and the region
Centroid at 39.0574, -108.5192 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meeks scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Grand Junction
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
12.7% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,591 rent vs county FMR
7.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grand Junction
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grand Junction
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grand Junction
6.2
How Meeks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
The severe-burden share is 35%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Average gross rent is $1,591, 39% above the Grand Junction average.
The voucher gap is 27.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. The dominant input is supply constraint at 7.8/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.7/10. On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 19% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.9/10.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Mesa County average of 4.5 closely.
Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $60,656.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 08077000801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08077000801?
Census tract 08077000801 in the Meeks neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 08077000801?
Median gross rent is $1,591/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08077000801?
12.7% of residents in tract 08077000801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,912.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08077000801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 62th, minority 49th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 08077000801 considered part of Meeks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08077000801 fall within Meeks (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 08077000801 compare to Grand Junction overall?
Tract 08077000801 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Grand Junction at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grand Junction eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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