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Neighborhood · Minneapolis, MN

Waite Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 6,619 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10 · range 4.5–5.8

Waite Park is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Minneapolis with 2 census tracts and a population of 6,619 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 17% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 9% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $887/month sits 35% lower than the Minneapolis citywide median ($1,371).

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Waite Park vs Minneapolis How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
17.3% -41%
Minneapolis: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$887 -35%
Minneapolis: $1,371
Average HH income
$144,584 +80%
Minneapolis: $80,269
Poverty rate
3.1% -81%
Minneapolis: 16.4%
Renter share
3.8% -93%
Minneapolis: 52.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waite Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.5–5.8

Why Waite Park scores 5.2

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 4.3–9.0 across tracts
6.7
Rent control risk
17% of income on rent · Range 4.3–7.5 across tracts
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–7.5 across tracts
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
4% renter households · Range 4.0–8.5 across tracts
6.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–7.0 across tracts
6.0
Economic stress
3.1% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.1 across tracts
1.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–5.4 across tracts
5.2
Risk score comparison

Waite Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Waite Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Waite Park: 5.25.2Waite ParkNeighborhoodParent city: 7.37.3Parent cityhost cityState: 5.35.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Waite Park

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
27053000603 5.8 3,366 34% $1,745
27053020101 4.5 3,253
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 4

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

Socioeconomic status 2%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 23%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 25%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 16%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Waite Park

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 40Total filings (sum)
  • 8.59%Avg annual filing rate
  • 25.8%Peak year (2012)
  • 13.63%Latest filed (2013)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 11Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.1Avg monthly observed
  • 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.27×Ratio to baseline

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

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Waite Park

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

Frequently asked

About Waite Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Waite Park?

Waite Park scores 5.2/10 (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 Waite Park compare to Minneapolis overall?

Waite Park scores 2.1 points lower than Minneapolis overall (7.3/10). Renters spend 17% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $887 vs $1,371.

Q3

What is the average rent in Waite Park?

Median gross rent in Waite Park is $887/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Waite Park residents are renters?

4% of Waite Park households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Minneapolis). The neighborhood has 6,619 residents.

Q5

Is Waite Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Waite Park sits in the 4th 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 Waite Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Waite Park is census tract 27053000603 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 5.8 — a spread of 1.3 points.

Q7

How safe is Waite Park for landlords?

Waite Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 (7.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Waite Park?

Waite Park has 6,520 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.4%), Other / Multiracial (6.6%), Hispanic / Latino (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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