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Neighborhood · Minneapolis, MN

Harrison Eviction Risk: Elevated

3 census tracts · pop 8,764 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10 · range 6.4–7.0

Harrison is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Minneapolis with 3 census tracts and a population of 8,764 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 55% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 37% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,127/month sits 18% lower than the Minneapolis citywide median ($1,371).

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Harrison vs Minneapolis How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
55.2% +88%
Minneapolis: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$1,127 -18%
Minneapolis: $1,371
Average HH income
$60,046 -25%
Minneapolis: $80,269
Poverty rate
29.7% +82%
Minneapolis: 16.4%
Renter share
57.5% +10%
Minneapolis: 52.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Harrison and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 6.4–7.0

Why Harrison scores 6.7

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
55% 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
58% 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
29.7% below poverty line · Range 5.1–9.6 across tracts
7.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.2–2.3 across tracts
1.7
Risk score comparison

Harrison vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Harrison score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Harrison: 6.76.7HarrisonNeighborhoodParent city: 7.37.3Parent cityhost cityState: 5.35.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Harrison?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square — click to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.6 points from 6.4 to 7.0. Tracts are relatively uniform — conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Harrison

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
27053104100 7.0 3,890 47% $1,053
27053003200 6.7 2,136 84% $1,238
27053003300 6.4 2,738 44% $1,144
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 91

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 87%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 83%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Harrison

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 688Total filings (sum)
  • 9.99%Avg annual filing rate
  • 17.5%Peak year (2012)
  • 9.23%Latest filed (2013)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 480Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.3Avg monthly observed
  • 2.4Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.98×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Harrison

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

Frequently asked

About Harrison

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Harrison?

Harrison scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Harrison compare to Minneapolis overall?

Harrison scores 0.6 points lower than Minneapolis overall (7.3/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,127 vs $1,371.

Q3

What is the average rent in Harrison?

Median gross rent in Harrison is $1,127/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Harrison residents are renters?

58% of Harrison households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Minneapolis). The neighborhood has 8,764 residents.

Q5

Is Harrison a high social-vulnerability area?

Harrison sits in the 91th 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 Harrison have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Harrison is census tract 27053104100 (score 7.0/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.4 to 7.0 — a spread of 0.6 points.

Q7

How safe is Harrison for landlords?

Harrison carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 lower-risk.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Harrison?

Harrison has 8,630 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (62.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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