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Gold Hill Mesa Eviction Risk: Lower , Colorado Springs

Tract 08041002502 · El Paso County, CO · pop 3,981 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 08041002502 belongs to the Gold Hill Mesa neighborhood of Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is home to 3,981 residents and scores 5.7/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 66% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,506 a month against an average household income of $65,605 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 21% Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units2,002
Renter share61.3%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$65,605

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Gold Hill Mesa
Moderate
Within parent city
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#37 of 116 tracts In Colorado Springs
Elevated
Within county
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#47 of 167 tracts In El Paso County
Elevated
Within state
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#586 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Colorado Springs and the region

Centroid at 38.8127, -104.8497 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gold Hill Mesa scores 3.6

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
$1,506 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 002502Colorado Springs: 4.44.4Colorado Springsparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.23.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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)

  • 102Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 4.29%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.2%Peak (2017)
  • 62Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
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

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 5.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Colorado Springs eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the El Paso County average of 5.6 and in line with the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 102 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 4.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.2% of renter households in 2017.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 08041002502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08041002502?

Census tract 08041002502 in the Gold Hill Mesa neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 08041002502?

Median gross rent is $1,506/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08041002502?

12.8% of residents in tract 08041002502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,981.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08041002502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 77th, minority 53th, housing 62th.
Q5

Is tract 08041002502 considered part of Gold Hill Mesa?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08041002502 fall within Gold Hill Mesa (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08041002502?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 102 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 08041002502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.29% of renter households, peaking at 5.2% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08041002502 compare to Colorado Springs overall?

Tract 08041002502 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Colorado Springs at 4.4/10. 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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