Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
West Link at Oak Station Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lakewood
Tract 08059015800 · Jefferson County, CO · pop 4,312 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 08059015800 covers part of the West Link at Oak Station area of Lakewood, CO, and scores 6.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,312. 32% 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
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,120
Renter share61.1%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$78,598
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lakewood and the region
Centroid at 39.7429, -105.1265 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Link at Oak Station scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lakewood
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,982 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lakewood
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lakewood
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lakewood
5.5
How West Link at Oak Station compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 38%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%Housing & transportation
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)
- 43Total filings over 1 yrs
- 4.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.8%Peak (2010)
- 43Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Link at Oak Station. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Link at Oak Station
Cost burden runs 61% here against 48.0% across Jefferson County. It sits 1.7 points above the Jefferson County average of 4.7. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 7.5/10.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.7/10. The filing record is not thin: 43 evictions over 1 years of observation.
Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7/10. At $1,982 a month, rents run 10% over what the rest of Lakewood commands.
The worst year on record was 2010, when 4.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 4.8% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 81st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.7/10.
Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter.
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 08059015800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08059015800?
Census tract 08059015800 in the West Link at Oak Station neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 08059015800?
Median gross rent is $1,982/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08059015800?
11.0% of residents in tract 08059015800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,312.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08059015800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 63th, minority 36th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 08059015800 considered part of West Link at Oak Station?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08059015800 fall within West Link at Oak Station (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08059015800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 43 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08059015800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.80% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 08059015800 compare to Lakewood overall?
Tract 08059015800 scores 6.4/10, 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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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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08059011807
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Spivak
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
08059011808
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
Spivak
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
Spivak
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
Spivak
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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