1 census tracts · pop 4,462 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Brooklawns is a one-tract neighborhood of St. Louis Park, MN, population 4,462. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10.
Against a St. Louis Park baseline of 26.2%, 21% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Court records for this tract carry 251 eviction filings. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 6.4% of adults, 11.4 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 5.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.1% in 2013 against a 5.2% peak.
Average gross rent is $1,751, 7% above the St. Louis Park average of $1,644. That places it #9 of 12 neighborhoods in St. Louis Park.
Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 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
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Brooklawns vs St. Louis ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%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.
6.5%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility shutoff threat
6.4%Food insecurity
3.6%SNAP enrollment
5.4%No health insurance
19.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brooklawns
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brooklawns?
Brooklawns scores 3/10 (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 1.1 points lower than St. Louis Park overall (4.1/10). 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 (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Brooklawns?
Brooklawns has 4,338 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.2%), Hispanic / Latino (6.5%), Other / Multiracial (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
