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Neighborhood · St. Louis Park, MN

Brooklawns Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,462 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 2.7/10 · range 2.7–2.7

Brooklawns is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in St. Louis Park with 1 census tract and a population of 4,462 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 2.7/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 21% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 5% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,751/month sits 7% higher than the St. Louis Park citywide average ($1,644).

Risk score
2.7
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Brooklawns vs St. Louis Park How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
21.1% -19%
St. Louis Park: 26.2%
Average gross rent
$1,751 +7%
St. Louis Park: $1,644
Average HH income
$132,604 +26%
St. Louis Park: $105,195
Poverty rate
2.4% -67%
St. Louis Park: 7.3%
Renter share
47.7% +13%
St. Louis Park: 42.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brooklawns and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 2.7–2.7

Why Brooklawns scores 2.7

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 7.4–7.4 across tracts
7.4
Rent control risk
21% of income on rent · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
48% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Economic stress
2.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts
5.4
Risk score comparison

Brooklawns vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Brooklawns score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Brooklawns: 2.72.7BrooklawnsNeighborhoodParent city: 4.94.9Parent cityhost cityState: 5.25.2Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Brooklawns

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
27053023000 2.7 4,462 21% $1,751
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 13

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 4%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 19%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Brooklawns

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 251Total filings (sum)
  • 4.67%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.2%Peak year (2011)
  • 4.11%Latest filed (2013)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 122Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.6Avg monthly observed
  • 2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.68×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 Brooklawns

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

Frequently asked

About Brooklawns

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Brooklawns?

Brooklawns scores 2.7/10 (Lower 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 Brooklawns compare to St. Louis Park overall?

Brooklawns scores 2.2 points lower than St. Louis Park overall (4.9/10). Renters spend 21% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,751 vs $1,644.
Q3

What is the average rent in Brooklawns?

Average gross rent in Brooklawns is $1,751/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Brooklawns residents are renters?

48% of Brooklawns households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in St. Louis Park). The neighborhood has 4,462 residents.
Q5

Is Brooklawns a high social-vulnerability area?

Brooklawns sits in the 13th 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 Brooklawns for landlords?

Brooklawns carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (2.7/10). 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 (4.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Brooklawns?

Brooklawns has 4,338 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.2%), Hispanic / Latino (6.5%), Other / Multiracial (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Brooklawns.

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