1 census tracts · pop 1,667 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
West Side maps to a single census tract in Laramie, WY and houses 1,667 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
At $714 a month, rents sit 23% under what the rest of Laramie commands. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. Against a Laramie baseline of 30.8%, 25% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
15% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The filing record is not thin: 22 evictions logged in this tract.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 3.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.7% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #5 of 7 neighborhoods in Laramie. Against average income of $62,250, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion.
29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
West Side vs LaramieHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Side
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
22Total filings (sum)
1.20%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak year (2005)
0.68%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About West Side
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Side?
West Side scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does West Side compare to Laramie overall?
West Side scores 0.6 points lower than Laramie overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $714 vs $925.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Side?
Average gross rent in West Side is $714/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Side residents are renters?
29% of West Side households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Laramie). The neighborhood has 1,667 residents.
Q5
Is West Side a high social-vulnerability area?
West Side sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is West Side for landlords?
West Side carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Laramie as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of West Side?
West Side has 1,653 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.1%), Hispanic / Latino (42.5%), Other / Multiracial (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
