2 census tracts · pop 3,546 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 5.6–6.1
Morris Park spans 2 census tracts of Minneapolis, MN, population 3,546. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.1/10, Elevated tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
Cost burden runs 20% against 29.3% citywide, putting Morris Park 8.9% under its own city. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10.
The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The filing record is not thin: 79 evictions logged in this tract. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.3/10.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 10.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.8% in 2013, is well off that peak.
At $1,464 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Minneapolis commands. Among the 75 mapped neighborhoods of Minneapolis, it ranks #51 by risk, the lower third.
Only 27% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Against average income of $88,461, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.5 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Morris Park vs MinneapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport10%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Morris Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
79Total filings (sum)
6.81%Avg annual filing rate
10.3%Peak year (2009)
3.81%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
129Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly observed
0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.94×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 Morris Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.6%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility shutoff threat
11.5%Food insecurity
7.5%SNAP enrollment
8.8%No health insurance
25.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Morris Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Morris Park?
Morris Park scores 6.1/10 (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 Morris Park compare to Minneapolis overall?
Morris Park scores 0.5 points lower than Minneapolis overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 20% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,464 vs $1,371.
Q3
What is the average rent in Morris Park?
Average gross rent in Morris Park is $1,464/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Morris Park residents are renters?
27% of Morris Park households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Minneapolis). The neighborhood has 3,546 residents.
Q5
Is Morris Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Morris Park sits in the 9th 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 Morris Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Morris Park is census tract 27053012102 (score 6.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 6.1, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Morris Park for landlords?
Morris Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Morris Park?
Morris Park has 3,984 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.6%), Hispanic / Latino (24.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
