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Census Tract · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally

Littleton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 08005006502 · Arapahoe County, CO · pop 3,286

08005006502 is a census tract in Littleton, CO. It scores 6.7/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,286 residents. The severe-burden share is 31%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 20% Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,752
Renter share48.1%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$70,952

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 13 tracts In Littleton
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#15 of 161 tracts In Arapahoe County
Very High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#173 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
High
National
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#14,308 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Littleton and the region

Centroid at 39.6090, -105.0110 · click any tract to drill in

Why Littleton scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Littleton
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,681 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Littleton
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Littleton
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Littleton
5.5

How Littleton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Littleton risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.7This tracttract 0065025.8Littletonparent city4.7Countyavg tract in county4.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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)

  • 165Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 5.69%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.8%Peak (2010)
  • 28Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 08005006502
Filings dropped 42% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Littleton

The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.9/10. It sits 2.0 points above the Arapahoe County average of 4.7.

Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.3/10. 59% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Arapahoe County average of 50.1%.

Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.9/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 165 filings here across 5 tracked years.

Filings peaked in 2010 at 7.8% of renter households. In a typical year about 5.7% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 83rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 6.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter.

Average gross rent is $1,681, close to the Littleton average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $70,952. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 08005006502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08005006502?

Census tract 08005006502 in Littleton scores 6.7/10 (Elevated 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 08005006502?

Median gross rent is $1,681/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08005006502?

10.3% of residents in tract 08005006502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,286.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08005006502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 69th, minority 34th, housing 62th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08005006502?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 165 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08005006502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.69% of renter households, peaking at 7.8% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 08005006502 compare to Littleton overall?

Tract 08005006502 scores 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Littleton at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Littleton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Littleton

Top eight tracts in Littleton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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