Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Original Thornton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 08001009004 · Adams County, CO · pop 5,272 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Tract 08001009004 covers the Original Thornton neighborhood of Thornton in Colorado. Home to 5,272 residents, it scores 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,625 monthly, set against $76,875 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,971
Renter share39.8%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$76,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Thornton and the region
Centroid at 39.8432, -104.9660 · 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
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,625 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%Housing & transportation
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.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 55th 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.
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 08001009004
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001009004?
Census tract 08001009004 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 08001009004?
Median gross rent is $1,625/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08001009004?
17.6% of residents in tract 08001009004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,272.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08001009004?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 25th, minority 81th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 08001009004 considered part of Original Thornton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08001009004 fall within Original Thornton (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 08001009004 compare to Thornton overall?
Tract 08001009004 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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