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Neighborhood · Minneapolis, MN

Minnehaha Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 6,053 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 3.8–6.1

Minnehaha takes in 2 census tracts of Minneapolis, MN, population 6,053. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.1/10.

Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3.8 to 6.1. A 2.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Average gross rent is $1,665, 21% above the Minneapolis average of $1,371. 31% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.

Filings are well documented here: 70 across 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 4.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 6.6% of adults, 11.2 points below the national rate.

Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 6.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.7% in 2013, is well off that peak.

That places it #67 of 75 neighborhoods in Minneapolis. At 22% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.3 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
5.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Minnehaha vs Minneapolis How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
31.3% +7%
Minneapolis: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$1,665 +21%
Minneapolis: $1,371
Average HH income
$93,415 +16%
Minneapolis: $80,269
Poverty rate
4.5% -72%
Minneapolis: 16.4%
Renter share
22.4% -57%
Minneapolis: 52.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Minnehaha and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.8–6.1

Why Minnehaha scores 5.3

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 7.4–9.0 across tracts
8.5
Rent control risk
31% of income on rent · Range 3.3–7.5 across tracts
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.0–7.5 across tracts
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
22% renter households · Range 4.0–8.5 across tracts
7.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.1–7.0 across tracts
6.0
Economic stress
4.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.2 across tracts
1.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.6–5.5 across tracts
4.9
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Minnehaha score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.3MinnehahaNeighborhood6.6Parent cityhost city4.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Minnehaha

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

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
27053011998 6.1 4,014 19% $1,611
27053022301 3.8 2,039 56% $1,771
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 18

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

Socioeconomic status 8%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 26%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Minnehaha

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 70Total filings (sum)
  • 2.64%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.3%Peak year (2011)
  • 2.11%Latest filed (2013)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 92Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.8Avg monthly observed
  • 0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.72×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 Minnehaha

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

Frequently asked

About Minnehaha

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Minnehaha?

Minnehaha scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 Minnehaha compare to Minneapolis overall?

Minnehaha scores 1.3 points lower than Minneapolis overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,665 vs $1,371.
Q3

What is the average rent in Minnehaha?

Average gross rent in Minnehaha is $1,665/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Minnehaha residents are renters?

22% of Minnehaha households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Minneapolis). The neighborhood has 6,053 residents.
Q5

Is Minnehaha a high social-vulnerability area?

Minnehaha sits in the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Minnehaha have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Minnehaha is census tract 27053011998 (score 6.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 6.1, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7

How safe is Minnehaha for landlords?

Minnehaha carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Minnehaha?

Minnehaha has 6,090 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.1%), Other / Multiracial (5.6%), Hispanic / Latino (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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