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Neighborhood · Minneapolis, MN

Cedar-Riverside Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 9,749 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.0/10 · range 6.9–7.1

Cedar-Riverside is a black-white neighborhood in Minneapolis with 2 census tracts and a population of 9,749 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.0/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 54% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 24% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $952/month sits 31% lower than the Minneapolis citywide median ($1,371).

Risk score
7.0
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Cedar-Riverside vs Minneapolis How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
53.9% +84%
Minneapolis: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$952 -31%
Minneapolis: $1,371
Average HH income
$26,148 -67%
Minneapolis: $80,269
Poverty rate
48.6% +197%
Minneapolis: 16.4%
Renter share
88.5% +69%
Minneapolis: 52.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar-Riverside and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 6.9–7.1

Why Cedar-Riverside scores 7.0

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 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Rent control risk
54% of income on rent · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
89% renter households · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Economic stress
48.6% below poverty line · Range 8.9–10.0 across tracts
9.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–2.0 across tracts
1.5
Risk score comparison

Cedar-Riverside vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Cedar-Riverside score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Cedar-Riverside: 7.07.0Cedar-RiversideNeighborhoodParent city: 7.37.3Parent cityhost cityState: 5.35.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Cedar-Riverside

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
27053104801 7.1 5,190 61% $754
27053104802 6.9 4,559 45% $1,178
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 90

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 90%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 58%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 98%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Cedar-Riverside

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 368Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.4Avg monthly observed
  • 1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 2.23×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 Cedar-Riverside

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

Frequently asked

About Cedar-Riverside

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Cedar-Riverside?

Cedar-Riverside scores 7.0/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Cedar-Riverside compare to Minneapolis overall?

Cedar-Riverside scores 0.3 points lower than Minneapolis overall (7.3/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $952 vs $1,371.

Q3

What is the average rent in Cedar-Riverside?

Median gross rent in Cedar-Riverside is $952/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Cedar-Riverside residents are renters?

89% of Cedar-Riverside households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Minneapolis). The neighborhood has 9,749 residents.

Q5

Is Cedar-Riverside a high social-vulnerability area?

Cedar-Riverside sits in the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Q6

Which tracts in Cedar-Riverside have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Cedar-Riverside is census tract 27053104801 (score 7.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.9 to 7.1 — a spread of 0.2 points.

Q7

How safe is Cedar-Riverside for landlords?

Cedar-Riverside carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.0/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Minneapolis as a whole (7.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Cedar-Riverside?

Cedar-Riverside has 9,489 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (52.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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