Within parent city
44
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Brighton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 08001008604 · Adams County, CO · pop 5,177 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Brighton
Here is how census tract 08001008604, in Brighton eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.6/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 5,177. That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,067 a month against an average household income of $91,667 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,264
Renter share33.1%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$91,667
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brighton and the region
Centroid at 39.9948, -104.8050 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brighton scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Brighton
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$2,067 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brighton
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brighton
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brighton
6.0
How Brighton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%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)
- 63Total filings over 5 yrs
- 4.89%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.3%Peak (2006)
- 8Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 27% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brighton
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.2/10. 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 Brighton 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 63 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 4.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.3% of renter households in 2006.
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 08001008604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008604?
Census tract 08001008604 in Brighton scores 2.5/10 (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 08001008604?
Median gross rent is $2,067/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008604?
8.4% of residents in tract 08001008604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,177.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 52th, minority 68th, housing 51th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008604?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 63 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08001008604 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.89% of renter households, peaking at 7.3% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 08001008604 compare to Brighton overall?
Tract 08001008604 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Brighton at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brighton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brighton
Top eight tracts in Brighton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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08001008603
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
08001008565
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
08001008552
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
08001008606
2.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
08001008605
2.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
08001008564
2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CO
Silver Peaks
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
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