4 census tracts · pop 12,004 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 4.1–6
Wedgewood takes in 4 census tracts of Anoka, MN and houses 12,004 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Anoka baseline of 30.9%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
22% 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. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.9/10. The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.1 to 6, a 1.9-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Court records carry 176 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7/10.
At $1,430 a month, rents sit 13% over what the rest of Anoka commands. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 6.4% of renter households. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
The most recent observed rate, 3.3% in 2012, is well off that peak. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $78,822.
32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.9 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Wedgewood vs AnokaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wedgewood
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
176Total filings (sum)
3.89%Avg annual filing rate
6.4%Peak year (2011)
3.49%Latest filed (2012)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wedgewood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.8%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility shutoff threat
13.1%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
8.1%No health insurance
30.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Wedgewood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wedgewood?
Wedgewood scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Wedgewood compare to Anoka overall?
Wedgewood scores 0.4 points higher than Anoka overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,430 vs $1,269.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wedgewood?
Average gross rent in Wedgewood is $1,430/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wedgewood residents are renters?
32% of Wedgewood households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Anoka). The neighborhood has 12,004 residents.
Q5
Is Wedgewood a high social-vulnerability area?
Wedgewood sits in the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Wedgewood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wedgewood is census tract 27003050504 (score 6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 6, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Wedgewood for landlords?
Wedgewood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Anoka as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Wedgewood?
Wedgewood has 11,993 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
