Last year, Denver saw record-high eviction cases filed in Denver County Court. Housing insecurity for Denver renters is already worse in 2025.
Despite multiple efforts to keep people housed, higher vacancy rates and slightly lower rents, more households are facing eviction and are being taken to court by landlords than at any time in documented history.
In the first three months of this year, there have already been 4,037 eviction cases filed in Denver County Court — higher than the 3,944 cases in the same three-month period last year.
How did Denver get here?
Prior to the pandemic, Denver saw around 9,000 eviction cases in a normal year, or an average of 2,250 cases in a quarter…