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Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Littleton Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 08005006601 · Arapahoe County, CO · pop 5,936 · 91% of tract blocks fall in Littleton

The Elevated-tier score of 6.6/10 for census tract 08005006601 reflects conditions in Littleton, Colorado. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,420 a month while the average household earns $62,446 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 34% Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units2,683
Renter share66.3%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$62,446

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 13 tracts In Littleton
Very High
Within county
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#74 of 161 tracts In Arapahoe County
Moderate
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#775 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Moderate
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#60,063 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Littleton and the region

Centroid at 39.6176, -104.9967 · click any tract to drill in

Why Littleton scores 2.9

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
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,420 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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 / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 006601Littleton: 4.64.6Littletonparent cityCounty: 2.82.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.23.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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)

  • 978Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 11.01%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.2%Peak (2011)
  • 173Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 080050066012010: 237 filings (13.33/100 renter HHs)2011: 241 filings (14.20/100 renter HHs)2012: 188 filings (11.08/100 renter HHs)2016: 139 filings (7.32/100 renter HHs)2017: 173 filings (9.11/100 renter HHs)
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 Littleton

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. 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 Littleton 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 Arapahoe 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 White and ranks around the 80th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 978 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 11.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.2% of renter households in 2011.

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 08005006601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08005006601?

Census tract 08005006601 in Littleton scores 2.9/10 (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 08005006601?

Median gross rent is $1,420/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08005006601?

9.3% of residents in tract 08005006601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,936.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08005006601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 58th, minority 48th, housing 90th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08005006601?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 978 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08005006601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.01% of renter households, peaking at 14.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 08005006601 compare to Littleton overall?

Tract 08005006601 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Littleton at 4.6/10. 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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