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North Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Thornton

Tract 08001009207 · Adams County, CO · pop 4,649 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Eviction risk in the North Hills area of Thornton centers on tract 08001009207, which scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,649 residents. That is riskier than about 83% of US census tracts.

About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,657 a month while the average household earns $89,523 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 15% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,421
Renter share36.0%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$89,523

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In North Hills
Elevated
Within parent city
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 28 tracts In Thornton
Elevated
Within county
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#77 of 107 tracts In Adams County
Low
Within state
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#1,053 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Thornton and the region

Centroid at 39.8732, -104.9496 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Hills 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
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,657 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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 North Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
North Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 009207Thornton: 4.54.5Thorntonparent cityCounty: 2.82.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.23.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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

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)

  • 242Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 18.07%Avg annual filing rate
  • 25.3%Peak (2006)
  • 36Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 080010092072001: 7 filings (9.17/100 renter HHs)2004: 33 filings (43.23/100 renter HHs)2006: 116 filings (25.33/100 renter HHs)2016: 50 filings (7.33/100 renter HHs)2017: 36 filings (5.28/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 414% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within North Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Hills

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 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 242 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 18.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 25.3% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 66th 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 08001009207

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001009207?

Census tract 08001009207 in the North Hills neighborhood 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 08001009207?

Median gross rent is $1,657/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08001009207?

3.8% of residents in tract 08001009207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,649.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08001009207?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 61th, minority 81th, housing 39th.
Q5

Is tract 08001009207 considered part of North Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08001009207 fall within North Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001009207?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 242 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08001009207 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.07% of renter households, peaking at 25.3% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08001009207 compare to Thornton overall?

Tract 08001009207 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.

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