Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Golden Valley Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 27053021602 · Hennepin County, MN · pop 5,768
How risky is Golden Valley for landlords? Census tract 27053021602 scores 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #23,998 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,570 a month while the average household earns $76,782 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,678
Renter share45.3%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate16.2%
Median income$76,782
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Golden Valley and the region
Centroid at 44.9954, -93.3662 · click any tract to drill in
Why Golden Valley scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Golden Valley
7.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
16.2% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,570 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Golden Valley
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Golden Valley
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Golden Valley
5.2
How Golden Valley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 71Total filings over 5 yrs
- 1.60%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.8%Peak (2012)
- 15Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 162Total filings 2020-21
- 2.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.08×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 8.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.5%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 13.8%Frequent mental distress
- 29.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Golden Valley
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. 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 Golden Valley 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 71 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 1.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.8% of renter households in 2012.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 27053021602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27053021602?
Census tract 27053021602 in Golden Valley scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 27053021602?
Median gross rent is $1,570/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 27053021602?
16.2% of residents in tract 27053021602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,768.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 27053021602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 65th, minority 40th, housing 87th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27053021602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 71 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 27053021602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.60% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 27053021602 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.08× 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.
Q7
What share of households in tract 27053021602 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.7% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 27053021602 compare to Golden Valley overall?
Tract 27053021602 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Golden Valley at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Golden Valley eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Golden Valley
Top eight tracts in Golden Valley ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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