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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally

Belmont Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Denver

Tract 08031006812 · Denver County, CO · pop 4,206 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 08031006812 covers part of the Belmont Heights area of Denver, CO, and scores 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,206 residents. The dominant input is local political climate at 9/10.

Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 24% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units2,348
Renter share39.0%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$82,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Belmont Heights
Very High
Within parent city
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#79 of 178 tracts In Denver
Elevated
Within county
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#76 of 178 tracts In Denver County
Elevated
Within state
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#150 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Denver and the region

Centroid at 39.6601, -104.9109 · click any tract to drill in

Why Belmont Heights scores 6.9

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
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,776 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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: 6.96.9This tracttract 006812Denver: 6.86.8Denverparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.94.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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)

  • 173Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 5.23%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.9%Peak (2015)
  • 34Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 080310068122009: 8 filings (2.99/100 renter HHs)2010: 15 filings (4.87/100 renter HHs)2011: 10 filings (2.53/100 renter HHs)2012: 17 filings (4.30/100 renter HHs)2013: 11 filings (2.78/100 renter HHs)2014: 31 filings (7.85/100 renter HHs)2015: 47 filings (11.90/100 renter HHs)2016: 34 filings (4.59/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 325% 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

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 8.5/10. 19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Running hot, regional political climate reads 8.1/10. Against Denver County at 45.4%, 39% of renters here are cost-burdened. Court records carry 173 eviction filings across 8 observed years.

Filings peaked in 2015 at 11.9% of renter households. In a typical year about 5.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #13,349 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 2.0 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Denver County average of 6.7 closely. Average gross rent is $1,776, close to the Denver average.

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 08031006812

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08031006812?

Census tract 08031006812 in the Belmont Heights neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 08031006812?

Median gross rent is $1,776/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08031006812?

9.1% of residents in tract 08031006812 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,206.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08031006812?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 67th, minority 38th, housing 71th.
Q5

Is tract 08031006812 considered part of Belmont Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08031006812 fall within Belmont Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08031006812?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 173 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 08031006812 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.23% of renter households, peaking at 11.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08031006812 compare to Denver overall?

Tract 08031006812 scores 6.9/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Denver

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

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