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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,676 of 84,120 nationally

University Hills Eviction Risk: High , Denver

Tract 08031004005 · Denver County, CO · pop 3,388 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

With a score of 8.2/10, tract 08031004005 in the University Hills area of Denver, CO reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,388. What pushes it up most is local political climate at 9/10.

Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 44% Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units1,983
Renter share81.7%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate26.2%
Median income$68,301

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 7 tracts In University Hills
Very High
Within parent city
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#17 of 178 tracts In Denver
Very High
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 178 tracts In Denver County
High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Denver and the region

Centroid at 39.6814, -104.9504 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Hills scores 8.2

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
26.2% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$1,747 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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: 8.28.2This tracttract 004005Denver: 6.86.8Denverparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.94.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

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.

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)

  • 196Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 2.07%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.2%Peak (2012)
  • 23Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 080310040052009: 27 filings (2.62/100 renter HHs)2010: 20 filings (1.54/100 renter HHs)2011: 37 filings (3.08/100 renter HHs)2012: 50 filings (4.16/100 renter HHs)2013: 11 filings (0.92/100 renter HHs)2014: 17 filings (1.42/100 renter HHs)2015: 11 filings (0.92/100 renter HHs)2016: 23 filings (1.87/100 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

82% 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. 25% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 8.5/10.

The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. It sits 1.5 points above the Denver County average of 6.7.

Running hot, regional political climate reads 8.1/10. Court records carry 196 eviction filings across 8 observed years.

Filings peaked in 2012 at 4.2% of renter households. 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 2.1% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #6,676 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.3/10.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 08031004005

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08031004005?

Census tract 08031004005 in the University Hills neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (High 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 08031004005?

Median gross rent is $1,747/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08031004005?

26.2% of residents in tract 08031004005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,388.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08031004005?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 4th, minority 61th, housing 89th.
Q5

Is tract 08031004005 considered part of University Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08031004005 fall within University Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08031004005?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 196 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 08031004005 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.07% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08031004005 compare to Denver overall?

Tract 08031004005 scores 8.2/10, higher 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.
Q8

Was tract 08031004005 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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