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Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally

Belmont Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Denver

Tract 08031004004 · Denver County, CO · pop 1,844 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 08031004004 covers part of the Belmont Heights area of Denver, CO, and scores 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,844. Against Denver County at 45.4%, 28% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 9% Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units862
Renter share12.6%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$118,654

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Belmont Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#138 of 178 tracts In Denver
Low
Within county
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#138 of 178 tracts In Denver County
Low
Within state
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#390 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Denver and the region

Centroid at 39.6476, -104.9219 · click any tract to drill in

Why Belmont Heights scores 5.7

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
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,069 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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 Belmont Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Belmont Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 004004Denver: 6.86.8Denverparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.94.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

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)

  • 28Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 4.64%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.0%Peak (2010)
  • 2Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 080310040042009: 3 filings (2.46/100 renter HHs)2010: 8 filings (6.96/100 renter HHs)2011: 6 filings (10.53/100 renter HHs)2012: 4 filings (7.02/100 renter HHs)2013: 2 filings (3.51/100 renter HHs)2014: 2 filings (3.51/100 renter HHs)2015: 1 filings (1.75/100 renter HHs)2016: 2 filings (1.39/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 33% over the past 8 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Belmont Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Belmont Heights

The dominant input is local political climate at 9/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.4/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 8.5/10. Severe burden reaches 13%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

It sits 1.0 points below the Denver County average of 6.7. Court records carry 28 eviction filings across 8 observed years.

At $2,069 a month, rents run 13% over what the rest of Denver commands. Filings peaked in 2010 at 7.0% of renter households.

In a typical year about 4.6% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. At 13% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport 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 08031004004

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08031004004?

Census tract 08031004004 in the Belmont Heights neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 08031004004?

Median gross rent is $2,069/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08031004004?

5.6% of residents in tract 08031004004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,844.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08031004004?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 65th, minority 27th, housing 6th.
Q5

Is tract 08031004004 considered part of Belmont Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08031004004 fall within Belmont Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08031004004?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 28 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 08031004004 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.64% of renter households, peaking at 7.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08031004004 compare to Denver overall?

Tract 08031004004 scores 5.7/10, 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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