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Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Burnsville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 27037060737 · Dakota County, MN · pop 4,896

Census tract 27037060737 sits in Burnsville eviction risk in Dakota County, Minnesota eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #29,904 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,359 monthly, set against $57,375 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 17% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units2,407
Renter share43.8%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$57,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 15 tracts In Burnsville
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#11 of 106 tracts In Dakota County
Very High
Within state
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#712 of 1,502 tracts In Minnesota
Moderate
National
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#49,882 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Burnsville and the region

Centroid at 44.7721, -93.2719 · click any tract to drill in

Why Burnsville scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Burnsville
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,359 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Burnsville
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Burnsville
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Burnsville
6.0

How Burnsville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Burnsville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 060737Burnsville: 4.94.9Burnsvilleparent cityCounty: 2.12.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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)

  • 215Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 4.07%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.4%Peak (2009)
  • 21Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 270370607372009: 69 filings (7.36/100 renter HHs)2010: 47 filings (4.57/100 renter HHs)2011: 51 filings (4.34/100 renter HHs)2012: 27 filings (2.30/100 renter HHs)2013: 21 filings (1.79/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 70% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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 Burnsville

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.2/10. 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 Burnsville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Dakota 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 46th 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 11.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 27037060737

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27037060737?

Census tract 27037060737 in Burnsville scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 27037060737?

Median gross rent is $1,359/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 27037060737?

5.7% of residents in tract 27037060737 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,896.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 27037060737?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 47th, minority 42th, housing 67th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27037060737?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 215 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 27037060737 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.07% of renter households, peaking at 7.4% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 27037060737 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.0% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 27037060737 compare to Burnsville overall?

Tract 27037060737 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Burnsville at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Burnsville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Burnsville

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

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