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Neighborhood · Minneapolis, MN

University Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 6,843 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10 · range 8–8

University maps to a single census tract in Minneapolis, MN and houses 6,843 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, in the High tier. Severe burden reaches 49%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Annualized rent equals 87% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Against a Minneapolis baseline of 29.3%, 62% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 67%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. This is a renter market: 100% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Food insecurity affects 38.1% of adults, 20.3 points above the national rate. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. SNAP participation is 31.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,559, 14% above the Minneapolis average of $1,371.

Among the 75 mapped neighborhoods of Minneapolis, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.

One tract means one number: 8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
University vs Minneapolis How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
61.6% +110%
Minneapolis: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$1,559 +14%
Minneapolis: $1,371
Average HH income
$21,489 -73%
Minneapolis: $80,269
Poverty rate
66.6% +307%
Minneapolis: 16.4%
Renter share
100.0% +91%
Minneapolis: 52.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across University and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 8–8

Why University scores 8

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
62% 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
100% 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
66.6% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts
4.3
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

University score vs. parent city, state, U.S.University: 8.08.0UniversityNeighborhoodParent city: 6.66.6Parent cityhost cityState: 4.54.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in University

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
27053104901 8 6,843 62% $1,559
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 62

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 88%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 0%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 98%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in University

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 20Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.3Avg monthly observed
  • 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.99×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 University

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

Frequently asked

About University

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for University?

University scores 8/10 (High tier) across 1 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 University compare to Minneapolis overall?

University scores 1.4 points higher than Minneapolis overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,559 vs $1,371.
Q3

What is the average rent in University?

Average gross rent in University is $1,559/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of University residents are renters?

100% of University households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Minneapolis). The neighborhood has 6,843 residents.
Q5

Is University a high social-vulnerability area?

University sits in the 62nd 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

How safe is University for landlords?

University carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of University?

University has 7,354 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.3%), Hispanic / Latino (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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