1 census tracts · pop 5,654 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 6.5–6.5
Columbia Park maps to a single census tract in Columbia Heights, MN, population 5,654. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.5/10, Elevated tier. 58% 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.
Against a Columbia Heights baseline of 43.8%, 68% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 72 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 3.3% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 2.5% in 2012 against a 3.3% peak. Average gross rent is $1,202, 7% below the Columbia Heights average of $1,295. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $61,270.
36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Columbia Park vs Columbia HeightsHow 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 & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Columbia Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
72Total filings (sum)
3.47%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak year (2011)
2.49%Latest filed (2012)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Columbia Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.1%Housing insecurity
10.3%Utility shutoff threat
19.5%Food insecurity
14.9%SNAP enrollment
10.6%No health insurance
31.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Columbia Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Columbia Park?
Columbia Park scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 Columbia Park compare to Columbia Heights overall?
Columbia Park scores 1.4 points higher than Columbia Heights overall (5.1/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 44% citywide. Average rent: $1,202 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Columbia Park?
Average gross rent in Columbia Park is $1,202/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Columbia Park residents are renters?
36% of Columbia Park households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Columbia Heights). The neighborhood has 5,654 residents.
Q5
Is Columbia Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Columbia Park sits in the 63rd 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 Columbia Park for landlords?
Columbia Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). 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 Columbia Heights as a whole (5.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Columbia Park?
Columbia Park has 5,649 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31.6%), Hispanic / Latino (11.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
