42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,320 monthly, set against $114,476 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%Stable renters 20%Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,591
Renter share33.6%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$114,476
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
79th percentile
#4 of 15 tracts In Minnetonka
High
Within county
21th percentile
#261 of 329 tracts In Hennepin County
Low
Within state
17th percentile
#1,243 of 1,502 tracts In Minnesota
Very Low
National
8th percentile
#77,226 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Minnetonka and the region
Centroid at 44.9017, -93.5094 · click any tract to drill in
Why Minnetonka scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Minnetonka
7.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,320 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Minnetonka
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Minnetonka
6.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Minnetonka
4.0
How Minnetonka compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
12%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
41%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
73Total filings over 5 yrs
2.48%Avg annual filing rate
4.9%Peak (2009)
16Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year2009 to 2013
Filings dropped 38% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
147Total filings 2020-21
1.9Avg monthly (observed)
1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.99×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
7.1%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
4.5%SNAP enrollment
5.1%Transit barriers
5.5%No health insurance
13.1%Frequent mental distress
22.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Minnetonka
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Minnetonka eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Hennepin County average of 5.6 and in line with the Minnesota statewide average of 5.0. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.99x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 27053026207
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27053026207?
Census tract 27053026207 in Minnetonka scores 1.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 27053026207?
Median gross rent is $1,320/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 27053026207?
6.4% of residents in tract 27053026207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,645.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 27053026207?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 84th, minority 36th, housing 41th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27053026207?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 73 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 27053026207 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.48% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 27053026207 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.99× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis eviction risk-Saint Paul, MN), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 27053026207 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 27053026207 compare to Minnetonka overall?
Tract 27053026207 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Minnetonka at 4.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Minnetonka eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Minnetonka
Top eight tracts in Minnetonka ranked by composite eviction-risk score.