1 census tracts · pop 2,248 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Blackstone is a one-tract neighborhood of St. Louis Park, MN and houses 2,248 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a St. Louis Park baseline of 26.2%, around a third of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
At $1,996 a month, rents sit 21% over what the rest of St. Louis Park commands. 15% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The voucher gap is 18.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 28 evictions logged in this tract.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 7.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 7.0% of adults, 10.8 points below the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 3.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2013, is well off that peak. Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of St. Louis Park, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $86,797. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Blackstone vs St. Louis ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Blackstone
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
28Total filings (sum)
1.66%Avg annual filing rate
3.0%Peak year (2010)
1.06%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
40Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly observed
0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.67×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Blackstone
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.0%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
4.1%SNAP enrollment
5.4%No health insurance
18.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Blackstone
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Blackstone?
Blackstone scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 Blackstone compare to St. Louis Park overall?
Blackstone scores 0.4 points higher than St. Louis Park overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,996 vs $1,644.
Q3
What is the average rent in Blackstone?
Average gross rent in Blackstone is $1,996/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Blackstone residents are renters?
62% of Blackstone households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in St. Louis Park). The neighborhood has 2,248 residents.
Q5
Is Blackstone a high social-vulnerability area?
Blackstone 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
How safe is Blackstone for landlords?
Blackstone carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 St. Louis Park as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Blackstone?
Blackstone has 2,348 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80%), Other / Multiracial (6.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
