2 census tracts · pop 6,619 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3–5.2
Waite Park takes in 2 census tracts of Minneapolis, MN, population 6,619. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Minneapolis baseline of 29.3%, 17% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Average gross rent is $887, 35% below the Minneapolis average of $1,371. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.1/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.2, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Court records carry 40 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 4.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Severe burden reaches 9%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Food insecurity affects 7.8% of adults, 10.0 points below the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 25.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 13.4% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #76 of 75 neighborhoods in Minneapolis.
At 4% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Waite Park vs MinneapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority25%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport16%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.
7.5%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
4.8%SNAP enrollment
6.0%No health insurance
22.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Waite Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Waite Park?
Waite Park scores 4.1/10 (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 2.5 points lower than Minneapolis overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 17% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $887 vs $1,371.
Q3
What is the average rent in Waite Park?
Average 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 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.2, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Waite Park for landlords?
Waite Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 Waite Park?
Waite Park has 6,520 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.4%), Other / Multiracial (6.6%), Hispanic / Latino (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
