Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Brooklyn Park Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 27053026828 ·
Hennepin County, MN · pop 3,980
In Brooklyn Park, census tract 27053026828 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,317 a month against an average household income of $64,529 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 67% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%Stable renters 29%Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,600
Renter share66.9%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate15.5%
Median income$64,529
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
73th percentile
#5 of 16 tracts In Brooklyn Park
Elevated
Within county
64th percentile
#118 of 329 tracts In Hennepin County
Elevated
Within state
68th percentile
#475 of 1,502 tracts In Minnesota
Elevated
National
57th percentile
#35,899 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brooklyn Park and the region
Centroid at 45.1036, -93.3508 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brooklyn Park scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Brooklyn Park
7.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
15.5% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,317 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brooklyn Park
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brooklyn Park
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brooklyn Park
6.4
How Brooklyn Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
90%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
81%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
752Total filings 2020-21
9.8Avg monthly (observed)
5.7Pre-pandemic baseline
1.73×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran above 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.
21.7%Housing insecurity
13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
27.4%Food insecurity
21.6%SNAP enrollment
14.8%Transit barriers
13.2%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
32.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brooklyn Park
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.5/10. 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 Park eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 21.7% 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 89th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 27053026828
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27053026828?
Census tract 27053026828 in Brooklyn Park scores 4.3/10 (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 27053026828?
Median gross rent is $1,317/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 27053026828?
15.5% of residents in tract 27053026828 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,980.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 27053026828?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 69th, minority 82th, housing 81th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 27053026828 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.73× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis eviction risk-Saint Paul, MN), 2020-2021.
Q6
What share of households in tract 27053026828 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.7% 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.
Q7
How does tract 27053026828 compare to Brooklyn Park overall?
Tract 27053026828 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Brooklyn Park at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brooklyn Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brooklyn Park
Top eight tracts in Brooklyn Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.