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Neighborhood · St. Louis Park, MN

Westwood Hills Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,582 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Westwood Hills is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in St. Louis Park with 1 census tract and a population of 4,582 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 16% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 0% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,659/month sits 1% higher than the St. Louis Park citywide average ($1,644).

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westwood Hills vs St. Louis Park How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
15.8% -40%
St. Louis Park: 26.2%
Average gross rent
$1,659 +1%
St. Louis Park: $1,644
Average HH income
$117,658 +12%
St. Louis Park: $105,195
Poverty rate
3.4% -53%
St. Louis Park: 7.3%
Renter share
25.4% -40%
St. Louis Park: 42.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westwood Hills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Westwood Hills scores 3

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
16% 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
25% 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
3.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.8–4.8 across tracts
4.8
Risk score comparison

Westwood Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Westwood Hills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Westwood Hills: 3.03.0Westwood HillsNeighborhoodParent 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 Westwood Hills

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
27053022200 3 4,582 16% $1,659
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 14

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

Socioeconomic status 6%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 34%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 31%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.

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 1.9 points lower than St. Louis Park overall (4.9/10). 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 (4.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Westwood Hills?

Westwood Hills has 4,630 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6%), Hispanic / Latino (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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