1 census tracts · pop 4,209 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
The Heights maps to a single census tract in Edina, MN, population 4,209. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Average gross rent is $2,708, 47% above the Edina average of $1,844.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 10/10. The voucher gap is 60.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 4.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 4.9% of adults, 12.9 points below the national rate.
The filing record is not thin: 28 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 12.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.5% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #7 of 11 neighborhoods in Edina.
Only 5% 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. For a like-for-like read, Browndale and Normandale Park score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Heights vs EdinaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport2%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
28Total filings (sum)
8.49%Avg annual filing rate
12.4%Peak year (2012)
2.47%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
5Total filings 2020-21
0.1Avg monthly observed
0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.21×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.9%Housing insecurity
2.8%Utility shutoff threat
4.9%Food insecurity
2.7%SNAP enrollment
3.9%No health insurance
19.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Heights?
The Heights 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 The Heights compare to Edina overall?
The Heights scores 1.3 points lower than Edina overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 0% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,708 vs $1,844.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Heights?
Average gross rent in The Heights is $2,708/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Heights residents are renters?
5% of The Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Edina). The neighborhood has 4,209 residents.
Q5
Is The Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
The Heights sits in the 0th 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 The Heights for landlords?
The Heights 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 The Heights?
The Heights has 4,258 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75%), Other / Multiracial (13.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
