1 census tracts · pop 6,973 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Downtown East maps to a single census tract in Minneapolis, MN and houses 6,973 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Average gross rent is $1,920, 40% above the Minneapolis average of $1,371.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. This is a renter market: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Against a Minneapolis baseline of 29.3%, 35% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. The voucher gap is 14.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
SNAP participation is 5.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 9.2% of adults, 8.6 points below the national rate.
That places it #57 of 75 neighborhoods in Minneapolis. For a like-for-like read, Columbia Park and Bryn Mawr score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 6/10 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
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown East vs MinneapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown East
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
604Total filings 2020-21
7.8Avg monthly observed
3.7Pre-pandemic baseline
2.10×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 Downtown East
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.5%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility shutoff threat
9.2%Food insecurity
5.7%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
20.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown East
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown East?
Downtown East scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 Downtown East compare to Minneapolis overall?
Downtown East scores 0.6 points lower than Minneapolis overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,920 vs $1,371.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown East?
Average gross rent in Downtown East is $1,920/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown East residents are renters?
72% of Downtown East households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Minneapolis). The neighborhood has 6,973 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown East a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown East sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Downtown East for landlords?
Downtown East carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 Minneapolis as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown East?
Downtown East has 7,232 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
