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Delavan, MN Eviction Risk Score Faribault County · Minnesota · Population 160 · Updated

5.0 Moderate
★★★ High confidence
35.7%Tenant-law probabilityi
$4,278–10,929Typical eviction costi
97 daysTypical timelinei
2.55%Eviction filing ratei
$933HUD 2BR FMR 2025i
10.5%Rentersi

Sub-score breakdown

Local political climate
4.0
GOP margin +33.6% in 2020
Regional political climate
4.0
GOP margin +33.6% in 2020
State political climate
4.3
Economic stress
5.7
14.5% poverty · 2.8% unemployed
Supply constraint
4.6
10.5% renters
Rent-control risk
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
3.9
Tenant organizing strength
4.0
10.5% renters
Housing court bias
8.0
Eviction filing rate (ground truth)
4.2
2.55 filings per 100 renter households (county, latest year)

Sub-scores are national percentile rankings (1 = most landlord-friendly, 10 = most tenant-protective) derived from ACS 2023 5-year data, 2020 county presidential margin, and state law weighting. Source: ACS 2023 5-year + Gazetteer 2024.

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About eviction risk in Delavan, MN

Delavan, MN has an eviction risk score of 5.0 out of 10, placing it in the moderate-risk tier for landlords operating in Faribault County and the state of Minnesota. The score combines local political climate, court disposition patterns, cost-of-eviction estimates, tenant organizing strength, and the likelihood of new tenant-protective legislation in the next legislative cycle.

Economic stress: poverty rate 14.5%, unemployment 2.8%. Higher values correlate with higher eviction filing rates and longer court timelines.

Political climate: In 2020, Faribault County voted Republican by 33.6 points — classified as strongly landlord-leaning for purposes of rent-control or just-cause expansion risk.

What this score means for landlords

At 5.0/10, Delavan is an elevated-risk environment. Tenant protections are stronger than the national median. Use proactive screening, document notices in writing, and understand your specific just-cause and rent-cap exposure before raising rent or terminating a tenancy.

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