3 census tracts · pop 7,984 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Browndale spans 3 census tracts of Edina, MN, population 7,984. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. At $438 a month, rents sit 76% under what the rest of Edina commands.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. Cost burden runs 39% against 29.7% citywide, putting Browndale 9.2% over its own city.
Filings are well documented here: 18 across 3 observed tracts. 3.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
9% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. 4.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 8.3% of renter households. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Edina, it ranks #7 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 0.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Only 8% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Against average income of $213,879, annual rent is only 2%, a wide affordability cushion.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Browndale vs EdinaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority21%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Browndale
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
18Total filings (sum)
3.13%Avg annual filing rate
8.3%Peak year (2012)
2.90%Latest filed (2012)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
13Total filings 2020-21
0.1Avg monthly observed
0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
1.20×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Browndale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.0%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility shutoff threat
5.0%Food insecurity
2.9%SNAP enrollment
3.9%No health insurance
19.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Browndale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Browndale?
Browndale scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Browndale compare to Edina overall?
Browndale scores 1.3 points lower than Edina overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $438 vs $1,844.
Q3
What is the average rent in Browndale?
Average gross rent in Browndale is $438/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Browndale residents are renters?
8% of Browndale households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Edina). The neighborhood has 7,984 residents.
Q5
Is Browndale a high social-vulnerability area?
Browndale sits in the 2nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Browndale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Browndale is census tract 27053023600 (score 3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Browndale for landlords?
Browndale carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Edina as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Browndale?
Browndale has 8,136 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.6%), Other / Multiracial (6.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
