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

University Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Denver

Tract 08031004003 · Denver County, CO · pop 4,814 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 08031004003 sits in the University Hills area of Denver eviction risk, CO, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. Population here is 4,814. 25% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Denver County average of 45.4%.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 24% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,140
Renter share31.6%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate1.0%
Median income$122,332

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 7 tracts In University Hills
Very Low
Within parent city
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#146 of 178 tracts In Denver
Very Low
Within county
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#177 of 178 tracts In Denver County
Very Low
Within state
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#515 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Denver and the region

Centroid at 39.6599, -104.9312 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Hills 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
1.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,613 rent vs county FMR
7.2
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 University Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
University Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 004003Denver: 6.86.8Denverparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.94.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 9

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)

  • 60Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 1.49%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.9%Peak (2009)
  • 11Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 080310040032009: 11 filings (2.86/100 renter HHs)2010: 8 filings (1.49/100 renter HHs)2011: 9 filings (1.76/100 renter HHs)2012: 6 filings (1.18/100 renter HHs)2013: 7 filings (1.37/100 renter HHs)2014: 3 filings (0.59/100 renter HHs)2015: 5 filings (0.98/100 renter HHs)2016: 11 filings (1.66/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 8 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within University Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Hills

At $2,613 a month, rents run 43% over what the rest of Denver commands. The dominant input is local political climate at 9/10.

Running cool, economic stress reads 1/10. On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 8.5/10. The voucher gap is 22.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.

Against the Denver County average of 6.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.3 points. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 60 filings here across 8 tracked years. Severe burden reaches 8%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Filings peaked in 2009 at 2.9% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.5% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.8/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 08031004003

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08031004003?

Census tract 08031004003 in the University Hills 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 08031004003?

Median gross rent is $2,613/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08031004003?

1.0% of residents in tract 08031004003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,814.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08031004003?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 9th, minority 30th, housing 28th.
Q5

Is tract 08031004003 considered part of University Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08031004003 fall within University Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08031004003?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 60 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 08031004003 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.49% of renter households, peaking at 2.9% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08031004003 compare to Denver overall?

Tract 08031004003 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Denver

Top eight tracts in Denver ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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