Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Original Thornton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 08001009001 · Adams County, CO · pop 4,894 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 08001009001 covers the Original Thornton area of Thornton, home to 4,894 residents. For landlords it grades 6.9/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,649 a month against an average household income of $63,906 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,700
Renter share28.8%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate15.2%
Median income$63,906
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Thornton and the region
Centroid at 39.8528, -104.9708 · click any tract to drill in
Why Original Thornton scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Thornton
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
15.2% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,649 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Thornton
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Thornton
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Thornton
6.9
How Original Thornton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%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)
- 443Total filings over 5 yrs
- 20.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 27.6%Peak (2001)
- 71Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 40% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Original Thornton. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Original Thornton
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.8/10. 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 443 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 20.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 27.6% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 08001009001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001009001?
Census tract 08001009001 in the Original Thornton neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 08001009001?
Median gross rent is $1,649/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08001009001?
15.2% of residents in tract 08001009001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,894.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08001009001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 96th, minority 73th, housing 70th.
Q5
Is tract 08001009001 considered part of Original Thornton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08001009001 fall within Original Thornton (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001009001?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 443 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08001009001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.11% of renter households, peaking at 27.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 08001009001 compare to Thornton overall?
Tract 08001009001 scores 3.7/10, 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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