Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Waterstone Eviction Risk: Lower , Maple Grove
Tract 27053026719 · Hennepin County, MN · pop 6,401 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Waterstone in Maple Grove anchors census tract 27053026719, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #74,033 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,130 a month while the average household earns $179,758 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units2,011
Renter share3.5%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$179,758
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
27
th percentile
Low
Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Maple Grove and the region
Centroid at 45.0973, -93.5113 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waterstone scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Maple Grove
7.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,130 rent vs county FMR
7.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Maple Grove
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Maple Grove
4.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Maple Grove
3.7
How Waterstone compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 2
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 21%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 11Total filings 2020-21
- 0.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.13×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 6.2%Housing insecurity
- 3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.5%Food insecurity
- 3.9%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 4.6%No health insurance
- 12.7%Frequent mental distress
- 20.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Waterstone
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Maple Grove eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well below the Hennepin County average of 5.6 and below the Minnesota statewide average of 5.0. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 2nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.13x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 27053026719
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27053026719?
Census tract 27053026719 in the Waterstone neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (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 27053026719?
Median gross rent is $2,130/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 27053026719?
4.5% of residents in tract 27053026719 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,401.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 27053026719?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 21th, minority 30th, housing 5th.
Q5
Is tract 27053026719 considered part of Waterstone?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 27053026719 fall within Waterstone (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 27053026719 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.13× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis eviction risk-Saint Paul, MN), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 27053026719 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 27053026719 compare to Maple Grove overall?
Tract 27053026719 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Maple Grove at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Maple Grove eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Maple Grove
Top eight tracts in Maple Grove ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MN
27053026707
2.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MN
Shadow Creek
2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MN
27053026724
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · MN
Rolling Hills North
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · MN
27053026706
1.8
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · MN
27053026712
1.8
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · MN
27053026713
1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · MN
Delgany
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
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