Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Thornton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 08001008550 · Adams County, CO · pop 8,214 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Thornton
Thornton is where census tract 08001008550 sits, home to 8,214 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.7/10. That is riskier than about 91% of US census tracts.
About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,661 a month while the average household earns $112,944 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,678
Renter share11.1%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$112,944
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
30
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 39.9067, -104.9253 · 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
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$2,661 rent vs county FMR
7.4
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: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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)
- 77Total filings over 5 yrs
- 8.86%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.6%Peak (2006)
- 13Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 44% over the past 5 months.
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 above 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 77 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 8.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.6% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 16th 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.
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 08001008550
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008550?
Census tract 08001008550 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 08001008550?
Median gross rent is $2,661/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008550?
9.3% of residents in tract 08001008550 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,214.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008550?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 36th, minority 62th, housing 9th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008550?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 77 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08001008550 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.86% of renter households, peaking at 15.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 08001008550 compare to Thornton overall?
Tract 08001008550 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.
Tract · CO
08001009318
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · CO
08001008555
3.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
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
08001008546
2.1
/ 10 · Low
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