2 census tracts · pop 8,579 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3–3.5
The Lakes spans 2 census tracts of Blaine, MN, population 8,579. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.2/10, Lower tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Blaine rate of 27.1%.
The severe-burden share is 32%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.4/10. Court records carry 37 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
SNAP participation is 5.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The voucher gap is 12.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 10.1% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.2% of adults, 8.6 points below the national rate. At $1,894 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Blaine commands. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Blaine, it ranks #4 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 1.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 13% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Legacy Creek Parkside and Crescent Ponds score within a fraction of it.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
The Lakes vs BlaineHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Lakes
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
37Total filings (sum)
4.62%Avg annual filing rate
10.1%Peak year (2012)
6.12%Latest filed (2012)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Lakes
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.1%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
5.6%No health insurance
24.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Lakes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Lakes?
The Lakes scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 The Lakes compare to Blaine overall?
The Lakes scores 0.8 points lower than Blaine overall (4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,894 vs $1,705.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Lakes?
Average gross rent in The Lakes is $1,894/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Lakes residents are renters?
13% of The Lakes households are renter-occupied (vs 15% in Blaine). The neighborhood has 8,579 residents.
Q5
Is The Lakes a high social-vulnerability area?
The Lakes sits in the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in The Lakes have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The Lakes is census tract 27003050820 (score 3.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.5, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is The Lakes for landlords?
The Lakes carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Blaine as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of The Lakes?
The Lakes has 8,490 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
