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Neighborhood · Edina, MN

Southdale Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,917 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10 · range 5.1–5.1

Southdale maps to a single census tract in Edina, MN and houses 2,917 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 29.7% citywide, putting Southdale 15.4% over its own city.

Set annual rent against average household income of $67,569 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. This is a renter market: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. 19% 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.

Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.6/10. Court records for this tract carry 25 eviction filings.

The voucher gap is 14.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. SNAP participation is 5.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.7% of adults, 9.1 points below the national rate.

Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 0.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 0.7% in 2013 against a 0.9% peak.

Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Edina, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Parklawn and Centennial Lakes.

One tract means one number: 5.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southdale vs Edina How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
45.1% +52%
Edina: 29.7%
Average gross rent
$1,931 +5%
Edina: $1,844
Average HH income
$67,569 -48%
Edina: $129,225
Poverty rate
10.3% +135%
Edina: 4.4%
Renter share
72.0% +161%
Edina: 27.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Southdale and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.1–5.1

Why Southdale scores 5.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts
4.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.4–7.4 across tracts
7.4
Rent control risk
45% of income on rent · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Tenant organizing strength
72% renter households · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Economic stress
10.3% below poverty line · Range 2.6–2.6 across tracts
2.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Risk score comparison

Southdale vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Southdale score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.1SouthdaleNeighborhood4.3Parent cityhost city4.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Southdale

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
27053024005 5.1 2,917 45% $1,931
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 54

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 26%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 42%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Southdale

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 25Total filings (sum)
  • 1.06%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.9%Peak year (2010)
  • 0.66%Latest filed (2013)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 86Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.1Avg monthly observed
  • 0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 2.16×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 Southdale

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Southdale

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Southdale?

Southdale scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 Southdale compare to Edina overall?

Southdale scores 0.8 points higher than Edina overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,931 vs $1,844.
Q3

What is the average rent in Southdale?

Average gross rent in Southdale is $1,931/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Southdale residents are renters?

72% of Southdale households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Edina). The neighborhood has 2,917 residents.
Q5

Is Southdale a high social-vulnerability area?

Southdale sits in the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Southdale for landlords?

Southdale carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Southdale?

Southdale has 3,050 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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