3 census tracts · pop 7,764 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 6.7–8
Seward spans 3 census tracts of Minneapolis, MN and houses 7,764 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.7/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Minneapolis baseline of 29.3%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. 65% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. Average gross rent is $1,078, 21% below the Minneapolis average of $1,371. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.7 to 8, a 1.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Filings are well documented here: 181 across 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 3.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.4% in 2013, is well off that peak. Among the 75 mapped neighborhoods of Minneapolis, it ranks #26 by risk, the middle third.
For a like-for-like read, Humboldt Industrial Area and Loring Park score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Seward vs MinneapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Seward
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
181Total filings (sum)
1.61%Avg annual filing rate
3.2%Peak year (2012)
1.42%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
436Total filings 2020-21
2.7Avg monthly observed
0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
2.21×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 Seward
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.1%Housing insecurity
12.2%Utility shutoff threat
23.2%Food insecurity
20.6%SNAP enrollment
11.2%No health insurance
31.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Seward
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Seward?
Seward scores 7.7/10 (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 Seward compare to Minneapolis overall?
Seward scores 1.1 points higher than Minneapolis overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,078 vs $1,371.
Q3
What is the average rent in Seward?
Average gross rent in Seward is $1,078/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Seward residents are renters?
65% of Seward households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Minneapolis). The neighborhood has 7,764 residents.
Q5
Is Seward a high social-vulnerability area?
Seward sits in the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Seward have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Seward is census tract 27053106200 (score 8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.7 to 8, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Seward for landlords?
Seward carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). 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 (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Seward?
Seward has 8,235 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48%), Black (non-Hispanic) (32.6%), Other / Multiracial (10%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
