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

University Hills Eviction Risk: High , Denver

Tract 08031006902 · Denver County, CO · pop 3,221 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Tract 08031006902 sits in the University Hills area of Denver eviction risk, CO, carrying an eviction-risk score of 8.2/10. 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 49% Stable renters 34% Owners 17%
Tract context
Occupied units1,618
Renter share83.3%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate16.6%
Median income$47,205

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 7 tracts In University Hills
High
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#15 of 178 tracts In Denver
Very High
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#16 of 178 tracts In Denver County
Very 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 39.6745, -104.9203 · 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
16.6% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,487 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 006902Denver: 6.86.8Denverparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.94.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within University Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Hills

Cost burden runs 59% here against 45.4% across Denver County. 83% 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.

Annualized rent equals 38% of average household income of $47,205, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. 25% 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, eviction-process difficulty reads 8.5/10.

Against the Denver County average of 6.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.9/10. Average gross rent is $1,487, 19% below the Denver average.

That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 3.3 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 08031006902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08031006902?

Census tract 08031006902 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 08031006902?

Median gross rent is $1,487/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08031006902?

16.6% of residents in tract 08031006902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,221.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08031006902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 73th, minority 51th, housing 91th.
Q5

Is tract 08031006902 considered part of University Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08031006902 fall within University Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 08031006902 compare to Denver overall?

Tract 08031006902 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.
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Top eight tracts in Denver ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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