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Census Tract · Ranked #8,832 of 84,120 nationally

Thornton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 08001008524 · Adams County, CO · pop 9,338 · 99% of tract blocks fall in Thornton

Census tract 08001008524 is in Thornton, Colorado. It has a population of 9,338 and an eviction-risk score of 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). 87% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 47% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,786/month against a median household income of $137,388 — roughly 24% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 0% Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units3,041
Renter share3.9%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$137,388

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
85 th percentile
Rank — 85th percentileBottomTop
#5 of 28 tracts In Thornton
High
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank — 76th percentileBottomTop
#27 of 107 tracts In Adams County
High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank — 88th percentileBottomTop
#171 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
High
National
90 th percentile
Rank — 90th percentileBottomTop
#8,832 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Thornton and the region

Centroid at 39.9411, -104.9316 · click any tract to drill in

Why Thornton scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Thornton
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,786 rent vs county FMR
8.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Thornton
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Thornton
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Thornton
5.9

How Thornton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Thornton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.66.6This tracttract 008524Thornton: 6.46.4Thorntonparent cityCounty: 6.36.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.85.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 51Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 10.66%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.5%Peak (2006)
  • 14Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 080010085242001: 1 filings (2.63/100 renter HHs)2004: 11 filings (28.92/100 renter HHs)2006: 17 filings (12.49/100 renter HHs)2016: 8 filings (3.36/100 renter HHs)2017: 14 filings (5.88/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 1,300% over the past 5 months.
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Frequently asked

About tract 08001008524

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008524?

Census tract 08001008524 in Thornton scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 08001008524?

Median gross rent is $2,786/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 87% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008524?

3.9% of residents in tract 08001008524 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,338.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008524?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 22th, minority 59th, housing 17th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008524?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 51 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08001008524 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.66% of renter households, peaking at 12.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

How does tract 08001008524 compare to Thornton overall?

Tract 08001008524 scores 6.6/10 — right in line with the parent city of Thornton at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Thornton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Thornton

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

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