2 census tracts · pop 5,540 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 6.3–8
Downtown West spans 2 census tracts of Minneapolis, MN and houses 5,540 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.1/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 29.3% citywide, putting Downtown West 14.2% over its own city.
This is a renter market: 74% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 6.3 to 8. A 1.7-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,599, 17% above the Minneapolis average of $1,371. Court records for this tract carry 43 eviction filings. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 1.4% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 0.9% in 2013 against a 1.4% peak.
That places it #36 of 75 neighborhoods in Minneapolis. The closest comparables inside the same city are Saint Anthony East and Bryant. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $75,494.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown West vs MinneapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown West
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
43Total filings (sum)
0.88%Avg annual filing rate
1.4%Peak year (2010)
0.93%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
630Total filings 2020-21
4.1Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
2.78×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 West
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.7%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
7.2%No health insurance
22.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown West
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown West?
Downtown West scores 7.1/10 (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 Downtown West compare to Minneapolis overall?
Downtown West scores 0.5 points higher than Minneapolis overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,599 vs $1,371.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown West?
Average gross rent in Downtown West is $1,599/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown West residents are renters?
74% of Downtown West households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Minneapolis). The neighborhood has 5,540 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown West a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown West sits in the 42nd 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
Which tracts in Downtown West have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Downtown West is census tract 27053104400 (score 8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 8, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Downtown West for landlords?
Downtown West carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). 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 (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown West?
Downtown West has 5,405 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
