Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
Watkins Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 08005007103 · Arapahoe County, CO · pop 1,664 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Watkins
Eviction risk in Watkins centers on tract 08005007103, which scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 1,664 residents. That is riskier than about 66% of US census tracts.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $141,838 a year. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units633
Renter share4.1%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$141,838
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
National
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Watkins and the region
Centroid at 39.6880, -104.5189 · click any tract to drill in
Why Watkins scores 1.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Watkins
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Watkins
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Watkins
1.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Watkins
3.9
How Watkins compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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)
- 10Total filings over 3 yrs
- 12.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 33.3%Peak (2010)
- 2Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Watkins
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Watkins, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Arapahoe County average of 6.3 and in line with the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 10 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 12.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 33.3% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 08005007103
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08005007103?
Census tract 08005007103 in Watkins scores 1.3/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 08005007103?
2.3% of residents in tract 08005007103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,664.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 08005007103?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 18th, minority 26th, housing 12th.
Q4
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08005007103?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 10 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 08005007103 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.72% of renter households, peaking at 33.3% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q5
How does tract 08005007103 compare to Watkins overall?
Tract 08005007103 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Watkins at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Watkins; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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