Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Thornton Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 08001008554 · Adams County, CO · pop 2,756

For landlords sizing up Thornton in Adams County, census tract 08001008554 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. That is riskier than about 83% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 90% of renter households, a severe level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,496 monthly, set against $93,922 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 1% Owners 88%

Tract context

Occupied units1,041

Renter share11.9%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate4.2%

Median income$93,922

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Thornton and the region

Centroid at 39.9251, -104.9531 · click any tract to drill in

Why Thornton scores 2

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

4.2% poverty · this tract

1.1

Supply constraint

$1,496 rent vs county FMR

2.0

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

37%Socioeconomic
18%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
28%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Thornton

The heaviest input here 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 26th 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 08001008554

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008554?

Census tract 08001008554 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.

What is the average rent in tract 08001008554?

Median gross rent is $1,496/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 90% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008554?

4.2% of residents in tract 08001008554 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,756.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008554?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 18th, minority 46th, housing 28th.

How does tract 08001008554 compare to Thornton overall?

Tract 08001008554 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.