Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Brooklyn Center Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 27053020303 ·
Hennepin County, MN · pop 4,210
With a score of 5.5/10, tract 27053020303 in Brooklyn Center ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,210 residents. It lands near the 57th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,331 a month while the average household earns $94,095 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%Stable renters 9%Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,305
Renter share15.6%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$94,095
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
13th percentile
#8 of 9 tracts In Brooklyn Center
Very Low
Within county
50th percentile
#165 of 329 tracts In Hennepin County
Moderate
Within state
54th percentile
#695 of 1,502 tracts In Minnesota
Moderate
National
43th percentile
#48,083 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brooklyn Center and the region
Centroid at 45.0702, -93.3393 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brooklyn Center scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,331 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
52%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
57%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)
102Total filings over 5 yrs
11.07%Avg annual filing rate
18.9%Peak (2009)
7Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year2009 to 2013
Filings dropped 80% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
42Total filings 2020-21
0.6Avg monthly (observed)
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.70×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
14.2%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
18.7%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
9.9%Transit barriers
11.7%No health insurance
15.6%Frequent mental distress
29.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brooklyn Center
The heaviest input here 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 safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.70x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% 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 27053020303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27053020303?
Census tract 27053020303 in Brooklyn Center scores 3.6/10 (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 27053020303?
Median gross rent is $1,331/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 27053020303?
9.1% of residents in tract 27053020303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,210.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 27053020303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 78th, minority 72th, housing 57th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27053020303?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 102 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 27053020303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.07% of renter households, peaking at 18.9% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 27053020303 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.70× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis eviction risk-Saint Paul, MN), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 27053020303 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.2% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 27053020303 compare to Brooklyn Center overall?
Tract 27053020303 scores 3.6/10, 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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