2 census tracts · pop 8,578 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 3–5.4
Braemar Hills is a 2-tract neighborhood of Bloomington, MN, population 8,578. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.4/10, Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 39%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 58% against 28.5% citywide, putting Braemar Hills 29.7% over its own city. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5.4. A 2.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Court records carry 50 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 6.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 1.5% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.3% of adults, 8.5 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 0.7% in 2013, is well off that peak.
That places it #2 of 4 neighborhoods in Bloomington. For a like-for-like read, Edinborough and Pentagon Park score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $106,109, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,561, close to the Bloomington average. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Braemar Hills vs BloomingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport76%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Braemar Hills
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
50Total filings (sum)
0.86%Avg annual filing rate
1.5%Peak year (2011)
0.65%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
41Total filings 2020-21
0.3Avg monthly observed
0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.94×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Braemar Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.8%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
10.0%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
7.0%No health insurance
29.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Braemar Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Braemar Hills?
Braemar Hills scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Braemar Hills compare to Bloomington overall?
Braemar Hills scores 0.0 points higher than Bloomington overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,561 vs $1,561.
Q3
What is the average rent in Braemar Hills?
Average gross rent in Braemar Hills is $1,561/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Braemar Hills residents are renters?
36% of Braemar Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Bloomington). The neighborhood has 8,578 residents.
Q5
Is Braemar Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Braemar Hills sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Braemar Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Braemar Hills is census tract 27053026020 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.4, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Braemar Hills for landlords?
Braemar Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Bloomington as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Braemar Hills?
Braemar Hills has 8,483 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.2%), Hispanic / Latino (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
