Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Brooklyn Center Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 27053020302 · Hennepin County, MN · pop 2,805
Here is how census tract 27053020302, in Brooklyn Center eviction risk in Hennepin County, looks to a landlord: a 5.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,805. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,375 a month against an average household income of $60,983 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units998
Renter share55.6%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$60,983
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brooklyn Center and the region
Centroid at 45.0808, -93.3444 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brooklyn Center scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Brooklyn Center
7.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,375 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brooklyn Center
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brooklyn Center
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brooklyn Center
6.1
How Brooklyn Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%Housing & transportation
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)
- 89Total filings over 5 yrs
- 4.86%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.0%Peak (2011)
- 14Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 50Total filings 2020-21
- 0.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.59×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 20.4%Housing insecurity
- 13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.4%Food insecurity
- 23.3%SNAP enrollment
- 14.7%Transit barriers
- 13.4%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 38.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brooklyn Center
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. 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 Brooklyn Center eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Hennepin County average of 5.6 and above the Minnesota statewide average of 5.0. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 27053020302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27053020302?
Census tract 27053020302 in Brooklyn Center scores 4.4/10 (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 27053020302?
Median gross rent is $1,375/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 27053020302?
11.2% of residents in tract 27053020302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,805.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 27053020302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 91th, minority 79th, housing 97th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27053020302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 89 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 27053020302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.86% of renter households, peaking at 7.0% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 27053020302 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.59× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis eviction risk-Saint Paul, MN), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 27053020302 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.4% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 27053020302 compare to Brooklyn Center overall?
Tract 27053020302 scores 4.4/10, lower than the parent city of Brooklyn Center at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brooklyn Center eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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