Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Thornton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 08001008548 · Adams County, CO · pop 1,739 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Thornton
With a score of 6.5/10, tract 08001008548 in Thornton ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,739 residents. It lands near the 87th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 72% of renter households, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,343 a month while the average household earns $103,750 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units562
Renter share33.8%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$103,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Thornton and the region
Centroid at 39.9254, -104.9115 · click any tract to drill in
Why Thornton scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$2,343 rent vs county FMR
5.9
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 1%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 2Total filings over 1 yrs
- 2.22%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.2%Peak (2017)
- 2Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Thornton
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Thornton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Adams County average of 6.3 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 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 2.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.2% of renter households in 2017.
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 08001008548
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008548?
Census tract 08001008548 in Thornton scores 2/10 (Lower 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 08001008548?
Median gross rent is $2,343/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008548?
6.1% of residents in tract 08001008548 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,739.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008548?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 65th, minority 58th, housing 1th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008548?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08001008548 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.22% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 08001008548 compare to Thornton overall?
Tract 08001008548 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Thornton at 4.5/10. 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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08001009318
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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08001008555
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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Lambertson Lakes
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
North Hills
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
08001009322
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
Lambertson Lakes
2.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
Original Thornton
2.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
Fox Run
2.1
/ 10 · Low
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