3 census tracts · pop 10,026 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 3.7–5.2
Diamond Lake takes in 3 census tracts of Richfield, MN, population 10,026. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Cost burden runs 34% against 26.8% citywide, putting Diamond Lake 6.9% over its own city. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.7 to 5.2, a 1.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Filings are well documented here: 64 across 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 6.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Severe burden reaches 8%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 7.7% of renter households. Judgments average 1.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 16% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,389, close to the Richfield average.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.5 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
4.5
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Diamond Lake vs RichfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Diamond Lake
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
64Total filings (sum)
4.25%Avg annual filing rate
7.7%Peak year (2013)
5.41%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
134Total filings 2020-21
0.6Avg monthly observed
0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.98×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 Diamond Lake
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.6%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility shutoff threat
10.2%Food insecurity
6.2%SNAP enrollment
8.4%No health insurance
22.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Diamond Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Diamond Lake?
Diamond Lake scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 Diamond Lake compare to Richfield overall?
Diamond Lake scores 0.0 points higher than Richfield overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,389 vs $1,393.
Q3
What is the average rent in Diamond Lake?
Average gross rent in Diamond Lake is $1,389/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Diamond Lake residents are renters?
16% of Diamond Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Richfield). The neighborhood has 10,026 residents.
Q5
Is Diamond Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Diamond Lake sits in the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Diamond Lake have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Diamond Lake is census tract 27053011704 (score 5.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 5.2, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Diamond Lake for landlords?
Diamond Lake carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Richfield as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Diamond Lake?
Diamond Lake has 10,156 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.2%), Hispanic / Latino (17.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
