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Lower Downtown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Denver

Tract 08031001704 · Denver County, CO · pop 2,585 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

How risky is Lower Downtown in Denver for landlords? Census tract 08031001704 scores $1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 95% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,455 monthly, set against $92,648 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 30% Owners 37%

Tract context

Occupied units1,749

Renter share62.6%

SVI overall0.61

Poverty rate16.3%

Median income$92,648

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Denver and the region

Centroid at 39.7510, -104.9976 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lower Downtown scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Denver

9.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.1

State political climate

Colorado legislature & governorship

4.7

Economic stress

16.3% poverty · this tract

4.1

Supply constraint

$1,455 rent vs county FMR

1.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Denver

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Denver

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Denver

7.5

How Lower Downtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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

55%Socioeconomic
66%Household composition
38%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lower Downtown

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 8.5/10. 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 Denver 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 Denver County average of 6.7 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 61st 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 08031001704

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08031001704?

Census tract 08031001704 in the Lower Downtown neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 08031001704?

Median gross rent is $1,455/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08031001704?

16.3% of residents in tract 08031001704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,585.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08031001704?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 66th, minority 38th, housing 65th.

Is tract 08031001704 considered part of Lower Downtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08031001704 fall within Lower Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 08031001704 compare to Denver overall?

Tract 08031001704 scores 5.1/10, lower than the parent city of Denver at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Denver eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

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