Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
West Highland Eviction Risk: Lower , Wheat Ridge
Tract 08059010702 · Jefferson County, CO · pop 4,974 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
How risky is the West Highland area of Wheat Ridge for landlords? Census tract 08059010702 scores 6.4/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #12,218 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,468 a month while the average household earns $73,508 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,334
Renter share62.3%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate14.0%
Median income$73,508
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wheat Ridge and the region
Centroid at 39.7612, -105.0596 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Highland scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wheat Ridge
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
14.0% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,468 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wheat Ridge
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wheat Ridge
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wheat Ridge
6.1
How West Highland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 44%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 136Total filings over 1 yrs
- 9.88%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.9%Peak (2010)
- 136Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Highland
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Wheat Ridge eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jefferson County average of 5.8 and above the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 136 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 9.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.9% of renter households in 2010.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 46th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 08059010702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08059010702?
Census tract 08059010702 in the West Highland neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 08059010702?
Median gross rent is $1,468/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08059010702?
14.0% of residents in tract 08059010702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,974.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08059010702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 9th, minority 60th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 08059010702 considered part of West Highland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08059010702 fall within West Highland (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08059010702?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 136 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08059010702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.88% of renter households, peaking at 9.9% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 08059010702 compare to Wheat Ridge overall?
Tract 08059010702 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Wheat Ridge at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wheat Ridge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 08059010702 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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Highest-risk tracts in Wheat Ridge
Top eight tracts in Wheat Ridge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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