2 census tracts · pop 8,511 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 3–6
Battle Creek spans 2 census tracts of Maplewood, MN and houses 8,511 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.1/10. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.7/10. roughly one in three of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
Filings are well documented here: 315 across 2 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 8.4% of renter households. At $1,545 a month, rents sit 10% over what the rest of Maplewood commands.
Recent filings have not receded much: 5.6% in 2015 against a 8.4% peak. That places it #4 of 4 neighborhoods in Maplewood. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $85,976. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Battle Creek vs MaplewoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Battle Creek
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
315Total filings (sum)
5.35%Avg annual filing rate
8.4%Peak year (2013)
5.63%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
471Total filings 2020-21
3.0Avg monthly observed
1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
2.32×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Battle Creek
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.0%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility shutoff threat
14.5%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
7.8%No health insurance
26.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Battle Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Battle Creek?
Battle Creek scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Battle Creek compare to Maplewood overall?
Battle Creek scores 0.1 points higher than Maplewood overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,545 vs $1,406.
Q3
What is the average rent in Battle Creek?
Average gross rent in Battle Creek is $1,545/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Battle Creek residents are renters?
35% of Battle Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Maplewood). The neighborhood has 8,511 residents.
Q5
Is Battle Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Battle Creek sits in the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Battle Creek have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Battle Creek is census tract 27123037402 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 6, a spread of 3 points.
Q7
How safe is Battle Creek for landlords?
Battle Creek carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Maplewood as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Battle Creek?
Battle Creek has 8,530 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
