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Neighborhood · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally

University Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated , Denver

Tract 08031005300 · Denver County, CO · pop 1,845 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 7.4/10, tract 08031005300 in the University Hills area of Denver, CO reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. 31% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 30% Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units1,091
Renter share72.4%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$66,295

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 7 tracts In University Hills
Low
Within parent city
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#54 of 178 tracts In Denver
Elevated
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#54 of 178 tracts In Denver County
Elevated
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#79 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Denver and the region

Centroid at 39.6739, -104.9360 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Hills scores 7.4

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
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,889 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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: 7.47.4This tracttract 005300Denver: 6.86.8Denverparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.94.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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)

  • 57Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 1.99%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.5%Peak (2010)
  • 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 080310053002009: 4 filings (1.17/100 renter HHs)2010: 11 filings (3.53/100 renter HHs)2011: 8 filings (2.21/100 renter HHs)2012: 11 filings (3.04/100 renter HHs)2013: 7 filings (1.93/100 renter HHs)2014: 7 filings (1.93/100 renter HHs)2015: 4 filings (1.10/100 renter HHs)2016: 5 filings (1.01/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 25% 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

What pushes it up most is local political climate at 9/10. Cost burden runs 58% here against 45.4% across Denver County.

Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income of $66,295, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. This is renter territory: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 8.5/10. On the high side, regional political climate reads 8.1/10. The filing record is not thin: 57 evictions over 8 years of observation.

Against the Denver County average of 6.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. The worst year on record was 2010, when 3.5% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 2.0% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 87th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8/10.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 08031005300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08031005300?

Census tract 08031005300 in the University Hills neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (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 08031005300?

Median gross rent is $1,889/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08031005300?

10.5% of residents in tract 08031005300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,845.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08031005300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 32th, minority 52th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 08031005300 considered part of University Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08031005300 fall within University Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08031005300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 57 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 08031005300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.99% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08031005300 compare to Denver overall?

Tract 08031005300 scores 7.4/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Denver

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

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