1 census tracts · pop 4,582 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Westwood Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of St. Louis Park, MN, population 4,582. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
Against a St. Louis Park baseline of 26.2%, 16% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The filing record is not thin: 125 evictions logged in this tract.
Food insecurity affects 6.8% of adults, 11.0 points below the national rate. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 7.3% of renter households.
5.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The most recent observed rate, 2.2% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #9 of 12 neighborhoods in St. Louis Park.
At 25% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Brooklawns and Lenox score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,659, close to the St. Louis Park average.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. 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
Westwood Hills vs St. Louis ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westwood Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
125Total filings (sum)
4.02%Avg annual filing rate
7.3%Peak year (2010)
2.16%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
90Total filings 2020-21
1.2Avg monthly observed
0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
1.29×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westwood Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.9%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility shutoff threat
6.8%Food insecurity
4.0%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
20.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westwood Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westwood Hills?
Westwood Hills 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 Westwood Hills compare to St. Louis Park overall?
Westwood Hills scores 1.1 points lower than St. Louis Park overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 16% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,659 vs $1,644.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westwood Hills?
Average gross rent in Westwood Hills is $1,659/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westwood Hills residents are renters?
25% of Westwood Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in St. Louis Park). The neighborhood has 4,582 residents.
Q5
Is Westwood Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Westwood Hills sits in the 14th 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 Westwood Hills for landlords?
Westwood Hills 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 Westwood Hills?
Westwood Hills has 4,630 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6%), Hispanic / Latino (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
