1 census tracts · pop 3,201 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Prospect Knolls maps to a single census tract in Edina, MN and houses 3,201 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
27% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 4.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 5.6% of adults, 12.2 points below the national rate.
Average gross rent is $1,538, 17% below the Edina average of $1,844. Court records for this tract carry 22 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 2.1% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 2.0% in 2013 against a 2.1% peak. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Edina, it ranks #7 by risk, the middle third.
At 18% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $139,000, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Prospect Knolls vs EdinaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Prospect Knolls
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
22Total filings (sum)
1.45%Avg annual filing rate
2.1%Peak year (2010)
1.97%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
24Total filings 2020-21
0.3Avg monthly observed
0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
1.52×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Prospect Knolls
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.8%Housing insecurity
2.9%Utility shutoff threat
5.6%Food insecurity
3.2%SNAP enrollment
4.4%No health insurance
24.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Prospect Knolls
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Prospect Knolls?
Prospect Knolls scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Prospect Knolls compare to Edina overall?
Prospect Knolls scores 1.3 points lower than Edina overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,538 vs $1,844.
Q3
What is the average rent in Prospect Knolls?
Average gross rent in Prospect Knolls is $1,538/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Prospect Knolls residents are renters?
18% of Prospect Knolls households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Edina). The neighborhood has 3,201 residents.
Q5
Is Prospect Knolls a high social-vulnerability area?
Prospect Knolls sits in the 17th 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
How safe is Prospect Knolls for landlords?
Prospect Knolls carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Prospect Knolls?
Prospect Knolls has 3,303 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.8%), Other / Multiracial (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
