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Neighborhood · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally

Gold Hill Mesa Eviction Risk: Lower , Colorado Springs

Tract 08041002402 · El Paso County, CO · pop 3,063 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 08041002402 covers part of the Gold Hill Mesa area of Colorado Springs, CO, and scores 3.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,063 residents. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.3/10.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 14% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,505
Renter share28.4%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$96,656

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Gold Hill Mesa
Very Low
Within parent city
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#79 of 116 tracts In Colorado Springs
Low
Within county
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#107 of 167 tracts In El Paso County
Low
Within state
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#1,063 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Colorado Springs and the region

Centroid at 38.8318, -104.8528 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gold Hill Mesa scores 3.8

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
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,746 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 Gold Hill Mesa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Gold Hill Mesa risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.8This tracttract 0024024.3Colorado Springsparent city4.4Countyavg tract in county4.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Gold Hill Mesa. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gold Hill Mesa

Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10. 17% 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 softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 3/10. Against the El Paso County average of 4.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points.

Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 4.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 52% of renters.

Average gross rent is $1,746, close to the Colorado Springs average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $96,656.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 08041002402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08041002402?

Census tract 08041002402 in the Gold Hill Mesa neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 08041002402?

Median gross rent is $1,746/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08041002402?

5.4% of residents in tract 08041002402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,063.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08041002402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 11th, minority 36th, housing 84th.
Q5

Is tract 08041002402 considered part of Gold Hill Mesa?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08041002402 fall within Gold Hill Mesa (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 08041002402 compare to Colorado Springs overall?

Tract 08041002402 scores 3.8/10, lower 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

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