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Columbia Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbia Heights

Tract 27003051400 · Anoka County, MN · pop 5,654 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 27003051400 covers Columbia Park in Columbia Heights, home to 5,654 residents. For landlords it grades 6.7/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 90th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 58% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,202 a month while the average household earns $61,270 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 11% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,341
Renter share35.5%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate23.3%
Median income$61,270

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Columbia Park
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 6 tracts In Columbia Heights
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 90 tracts In Anoka County
Very High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#130 of 1,502 tracts In Minnesota
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia Heights and the region

Centroid at 45.0414, -93.2603 · click any tract to drill in

Why Columbia Park scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Columbia Heights
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
23.3% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$1,202 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbia Heights
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbia Heights
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbia Heights
7.8

How Columbia Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Columbia Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 051400Columbia Heights: 5.35.3Columbia Heightsparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 72Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 3.47%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.3%Peak (2011)
  • 15Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2012
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 270030514002009: 18 filings (4.43/100 renter HHs)2010: 19 filings (3.64/100 renter HHs)2011: 20 filings (3.32/100 renter HHs)2012: 15 filings (2.49/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 4 months.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Columbia Park

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Columbia Heights eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Anoka County average of 5.3 and above the Minnesota statewide average of 5.0. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 27003051400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27003051400?

Census tract 27003051400 in the Columbia Park neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 27003051400?

Median gross rent is $1,202/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 27003051400?

23.3% of residents in tract 27003051400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,654.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 27003051400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 39th, minority 67th, housing 58th.
Q5

Is tract 27003051400 considered part of Columbia Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 27003051400 fall within Columbia Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27003051400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 72 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 27003051400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.47% of renter households, peaking at 3.3% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 27003051400 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 27003051400 compare to Columbia Heights overall?

Tract 27003051400 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Columbia Heights at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbia Heights eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbia Heights

Top eight tracts in Columbia Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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