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Neighborhood · Erie, CO

Westerly Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 6,002 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Westerly is a one-tract neighborhood of Erie, CO, population 6,002. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 50% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Erie rate of 26.8%.

What pushes the score up most is supply constraint at 10/10. The voucher gap is 96.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. At $3,000 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Erie commands.

Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Erie, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. At 2% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

For a like-for-like read, Candlelight Ridge and Grandview score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westerly vs Erie How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
50.0% +87%
Erie: 26.8%
Average gross rent
$3,000 +7%
Erie: $2,805
Average HH income
$186,705 +14%
Erie: $163,644
Poverty rate
1.1% -64%
Erie: 3.0%
Renter share
2.3% -81%
Erie: 12.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westerly and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Westerly scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts
6.7
Rent control risk
50% of income on rent · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
2% renter households · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Economic stress
1.1% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Risk score comparison

Westerly vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Westerly score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0WesterlyNeighborhood4.1Parent cityhost city5.0Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Westerly

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
08123002009 3 6,002 50% $3,000
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 3

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 2%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 16%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 10%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked

About Westerly

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Westerly?

Westerly scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Westerly compare to Erie overall?

Westerly scores 1.1 points lower than Erie overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $3,000 vs $2,805.
Q3

What is the average rent in Westerly?

Average gross rent in Westerly is $3,000/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Westerly residents are renters?

2% of Westerly households are renter-occupied (vs 12% in Erie). The neighborhood has 6,002 residents.
Q5

Is Westerly a high social-vulnerability area?

Westerly sits in the 3rd 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 Westerly for landlords?

Westerly carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Erie as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Westerly?

Westerly has 6,827 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.7%), Other / Multiracial (8.1%), Hispanic / Latino (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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