3 census tracts · pop 9,804 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 3.4–5.7
Scott Highlands spans 3 census tracts of Apple Valley, MN, population 9,804. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Apple Valley baseline of 31.2%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.4 to 5.7, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.9/10. Filings are well documented here: 299 across 3 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 14.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.0% in 2013, is well off that peak. At $1,610 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Apple Valley commands.
Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Apple Valley, it ranks #2 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Cedar Knolls and Old Town score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $102,603, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Scott Highlands vs Apple ValleyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Scott Highlands
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
299Total filings (sum)
4.27%Avg annual filing rate
14.9%Peak year (2012)
2.90%Latest filed (2013)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Scott Highlands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.2%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility shutoff threat
14.5%Food insecurity
11.3%SNAP enrollment
9.6%No health insurance
27.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Scott Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Scott Highlands?
Scott Highlands scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Scott Highlands compare to Apple Valley overall?
Scott Highlands scores 0.0 points higher than Apple Valley overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,610 vs $1,738.
Q3
What is the average rent in Scott Highlands?
Average gross rent in Scott Highlands is $1,610/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Scott Highlands residents are renters?
32% of Scott Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 27% in Apple Valley). The neighborhood has 9,804 residents.
Q5
Is Scott Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
Scott Highlands sits in the 50th 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
Which tracts in Scott Highlands have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Scott Highlands is census tract 27037060805 (score 5.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 5.7, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Scott Highlands for landlords?
Scott Highlands carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Apple Valley as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Scott Highlands?
Scott Highlands has 9,825 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.9%), Hispanic / Latino (9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
