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Neighborhood · Lincoln, NE

Colonial Hills Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,033 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Colonial Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Lincoln, NE, population 4,033. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Against a Lincoln baseline of 28.9%, 63% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

38% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. At $2,044 a month, rents sit 88% over what the rest of Lincoln commands.

What pushes the score up most is supply constraint at 10/10. The voucher gap is 81.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.1/10. 3.6% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. 5.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

That places it #43 of 72 neighborhoods in Lincoln. At 7% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

For a like-for-like read, Rolling Hills Ridge and Hartland Homes East score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $108,359.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. 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
Colonial Hills vs Lincoln How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
63.1% +118%
Lincoln: 28.9%
Average gross rent
$2,044 +88%
Lincoln: $1,086
Average HH income
$108,359 +55%
Lincoln: $69,991
Poverty rate
4.3% -66%
Lincoln: 12.6%
Renter share
7.4% -83%
Lincoln: 43.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Colonial Hills and the region

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

Why Colonial Hills scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts
5.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Rent control risk
63% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
7% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
4.3% below poverty line · Range 1.1–1.1 across tracts
1.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Risk score comparison

Colonial Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Colonial Hills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Colonial HillsNeighborhood3.6Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Colonial Hills

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
31109003723 3 4,033 63% $2,044
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 2

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

Socioeconomic status 4%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 5%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 11%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Colonial Hills

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Colonial Hills

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Colonial Hills?

Colonial Hills 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 Colonial Hills compare to Lincoln overall?

Colonial Hills scores 0.6 points lower than Lincoln overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,044 vs $1,086.
Q3

What is the average rent in Colonial Hills?

Average gross rent in Colonial Hills is $2,044/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Colonial Hills residents are renters?

7% of Colonial Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Lincoln). The neighborhood has 4,033 residents.
Q5

Is Colonial Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

Colonial Hills sits in the 2nd 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 Colonial Hills for landlords?

Colonial Hills 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 Lincoln as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Colonial Hills?

Colonial Hills has 3,952 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.8%), Hispanic / Latino (4.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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