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Neighborhood · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally

Spivak Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lakewood

Tract 08059010701 · Jefferson County, CO · pop 5,122 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 08059010701 covers part of the Spivak area of Wheat Ridge, CO, and scores 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,122. Against the Jefferson County average of 4.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.4 points.

Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 33% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units2,486
Renter share57.4%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$77,627

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 7 tracts In Spivak
Very High
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 7 tracts In Lakewood
High
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 146 tracts In Jefferson County
Very High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#122 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakewood and the region

Centroid at 39.7623, -105.0734 · click any tract to drill in

Why Spivak scores 7.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lakewood
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,349 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lakewood
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lakewood
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lakewood
6.1

How Spivak compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Spivak risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.1This tracttract 0107015.2Lakewoodparent city4.8Countyavg tract in county4.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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)

  • 30Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 3.14%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.1%Peak (2010)
  • 30Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Spivak. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Spivak

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.3/10.

22% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. 42% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Jefferson County average of 48.0%.

Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.5/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 30 filings here across 1 tracked years.

At $1,349 a month, rents run 15% under what the rest of Wheat Ridge commands. The worst year on record was 2010, when 3.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.1% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #12,481 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.6/10.

Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 2.2 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $77,627.

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 08059010701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08059010701?

Census tract 08059010701 in the Spivak neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 08059010701?

Median gross rent is $1,349/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08059010701?

10.6% of residents in tract 08059010701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,122.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08059010701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 23th, minority 29th, housing 81th.
Q5

Is tract 08059010701 considered part of Spivak?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08059010701 fall within Spivak (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08059010701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 30 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08059010701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.14% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08059010701 compare to Lakewood overall?

Tract 08059010701 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Lakewood at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lakewood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lakewood

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

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