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Midway, MN Eviction Risk Score Mahnomen County · Minnesota · Population 35 · Updated

5.3 Moderate
★★★ High confidence
33.8%Tenant-law probabilityi
$3,940–9,082Typical eviction costi
100 daysTypical timelinei
1.52%Eviction filing ratei
$933HUD 2BR FMR 2025i
$850Median gross renti
32.5%Rent burdeni
72.7%Rentersi

Sub-score breakdown

Local political climate
5.4
GOP margin +1.3% in 2020
Regional political climate
5.4
GOP margin +1.3% in 2020
State political climate
4.3
Economic stress
9.6
35.3% poverty · 22.2% unemployed
Supply constraint
6.5
$850 median rent · 72.7% renters
Rent-control risk
7.0
32.5% rent burden
Eviction process difficulty
4.1
Tenant organizing strength
9.8
72.7% renters
Housing court bias
8.2
Eviction filing rate (ground truth)
2.2
1.52 filings per 100 renter households (county, latest year)
Voucher gap (market vs HUD FMR)
0.0
Market rent -8.9% vs HUD 2BR FMR ($933)

Sub-scores are national percentile rankings (1 = most landlord-friendly, 10 = most tenant-protective) derived from ACS 2023 5-year data, 2020 county presidential margin, and state law weighting. Source: ACS 2023 5-year + Gazetteer 2024.

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About eviction risk in Midway, MN

Midway, MN has an eviction risk score of 5.3 out of 10, placing it in the moderate-risk tier for landlords operating in Mahnomen County and the state of Minnesota. The score combines local political climate, court disposition patterns, cost-of-eviction estimates, tenant organizing strength, and the likelihood of new tenant-protective legislation in the next legislative cycle.

Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates show median gross rent as a percentage of household income is 32.5% — a core driver of eviction filings, because households above 30% of income on rent are statistically more likely to miss a payment after any income shock. Median gross rent in Midway is $850/month. About 72.7% of occupied units here are renter-occupied.

Economic stress: poverty rate 35.3%, unemployment 22.2%. Higher values correlate with higher eviction filing rates and longer court timelines.

Political climate: In 2020, Mahnomen County voted Republican by 1.3 points — classified as politically mixed for purposes of rent-control or just-cause expansion risk.

What this score means for landlords

At 5.3/10, Midway is an elevated-risk environment. Tenant protections are stronger than the national median. Use proactive screening, document notices in writing, and understand your specific just-cause and rent-cap exposure before raising rent or terminating a tenancy.

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Twin Lakes, MN 9.1 mi 197 3.8
Pine Bend, MN 11.1 mi 11 4.1
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