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Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Heritage Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Grand Junction

Tract 08077000900 · Mesa County, CO · pop 4,093 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 08077000900 covers the Heritage Heights neighborhood of Grand Junction, home to 4,093 residents. For landlords it grades 5.5/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #35,174 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,352 a month against an average household income of $60,462 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 29% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units2,007
Renter share46.6%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate8.7%
Median income$60,462

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Heritage Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 19 tracts In Grand Junction
Low
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 33 tracts In Mesa County
Elevated
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#446 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Grand Junction and the region

Centroid at 39.1014, -108.6167 · click any tract to drill in

Why Heritage Heights scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Grand Junction
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
8.7% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,352 rent vs county FMR
5.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grand Junction
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grand Junction
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grand Junction
6.2

How Heritage Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Heritage Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.04.0This tracttract 000900Grand Junction: 4.34.3Grand Junctionparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.23.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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)

  • 42Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 3.85%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.0%Peak (2006)
  • 20Filings in 2008 (latest validated)
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Heritage Heights

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Grand Junction 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 Mesa County average of 5.6 and in line with the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 42 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.0% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 08077000900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08077000900?

Census tract 08077000900 in the Heritage Heights neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 08077000900?

Median gross rent is $1,352/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08077000900?

8.7% of residents in tract 08077000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,093.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08077000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 60th, minority 48th, housing 98th.
Q5

Is tract 08077000900 considered part of Heritage Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08077000900 fall within Heritage Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08077000900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 42 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 08077000900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.85% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 08077000900 compare to Grand Junction overall?

Tract 08077000900 scores 4/10, lower than the parent city of Grand Junction at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grand Junction eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Grand Junction

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

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