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

Knob Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Colorado Springs

Tract 08041002000 · El Paso County, CO · pop 6,935 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

With a score of 5.7/10, tract 08041002000 in the Knob Hill area of Colorado Springs, CO reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 38% 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
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 16% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units2,869
Renter share44.3%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$54,888

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Knob Hill
Very High
Within parent city
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 116 tracts In Colorado Springs
Very High
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#24 of 167 tracts In El Paso County
High
Within state
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#390 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Colorado Springs and the region

Centroid at 38.8494, -104.7666 · click any tract to drill in

Why Knob Hill scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Colorado Springs
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,204 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.5

How Knob Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Knob Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.7This tracttract 0020004.3Colorado Springsparent city4.4Countyavg tract in county4.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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)

  • 313Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 11.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.4%Peak (2017)
  • 161Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Knob Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Knob Hill

Cost burden runs 63% here against 49.4% across El Paso County. The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1.8/10.

At $1,204 a month, rents run 27% under what the rest of Colorado Springs commands. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10.

It sits 1.3 points above the El Paso County average of 4.4. Court records carry 313 eviction filings across 2 observed years. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 3/10.

The worst year on record was 2017, when 11.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 11.1% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #21,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.2/10.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $54,888. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 08041002000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08041002000?

Census tract 08041002000 in the Knob Hill 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 08041002000?

Median gross rent is $1,204/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08041002000?

12.8% of residents in tract 08041002000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,935.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08041002000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 76th, minority 58th, housing 89th.
Q5

Is tract 08041002000 considered part of Knob Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08041002000 fall within Knob Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08041002000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 313 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 08041002000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.09% of renter households, peaking at 11.4% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08041002000 compare to Colorado Springs overall?

Tract 08041002000 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Colorado Springs at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Colorado Springs eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Colorado Springs

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

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