Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #12,919 of 84,120 nationally
Cheesman Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Denver
Tract 08031003202 · Denver County, CO · pop 3,277 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 08031003202 covers part of the Cheesman Park area of Denver, CO, and scores 7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,277 residents. The score leans hardest on local political climate at 9/10.
Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units2,212
Renter share69.2%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$76,182
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Denver and the region
Centroid at 39.7346, -104.9623 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cheesman Park scores 7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,601 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 Cheesman Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 38%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%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.
- 11%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 62%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.
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)
- 192Total filings over 8 yrs
- 1.74%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.9%Peak (2011)
- 15Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 56% over the past 8 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Cheesman Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cheesman Park
Severe burden reaches 24%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 8.5/10. 69% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Running hot, regional political climate reads 8.1/10. Court records carry 192 eviction filings across 8 observed years. Average gross rent is $1,601, 13% below the Denver average.
The worst year on record was 2011, when 2.9% of renter households were served. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today.
In a typical year about 1.7% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 85th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 2.1 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 08031003202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08031003202?
Census tract 08031003202 in the Cheesman Park neighborhood scores 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 08031003202?
Median gross rent is $1,601/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08031003202?
9.1% of residents in tract 08031003202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,277.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08031003202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 4th, minority 29th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 08031003202 considered part of Cheesman Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08031003202 fall within Cheesman Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08031003202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 192 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 08031003202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.74% of renter households, peaking at 2.9% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 08031003202 compare to Denver overall?
Tract 08031003202 scores 7/10, right in line with 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.
Q8
Was tract 08031003202 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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