Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Platt Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Denver

Tract 08031003005 · Denver County, CO · pop 3,198 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

08031003005 is a census tract in the Platt Park area of Denver, CO. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. Cost burden runs 25% here against 45.4% across Denver County.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 40% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units1,598

Renter share52.9%

SVI overall0.04

Poverty rate6.2%

Median income$159,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Denver and the region

Centroid at 39.6914, -104.9818 · click any tract to drill in

Why Platt Park scores 5.4

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

6.2% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$2,723 rent vs county FMR

7.7

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 Platt Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 4

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

16%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
11%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
94%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Platt Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Platt Park

Average gross rent is $2,723, 49% above the Denver average. The score leans hardest on local political climate at 9/10. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 8.5/10.

The voucher gap is 27.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.6/10.

Disability prevalence runs 17.7% against 31.5% nationally. Against the Denver County average of 6.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.3 points. Severe burden reaches 9%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Denver. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 1.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 08031003005

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08031003005?

Census tract 08031003005 in the Platt Park neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 08031003005?

Median gross rent is $2,723/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08031003005?

6.2% of residents in tract 08031003005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,198.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08031003005?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 2th, minority 45th, housing 11th.

Is tract 08031003005 considered part of Platt Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08031003005 fall within Platt Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 08031003005 compare to Denver overall?

Tract 08031003005 scores 5.4/10, lower than the parent city of Denver at 6.8/10. 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.

Was tract 08031003005 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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