1 census tracts · pop 2,974 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Highwood maps to a single census tract in Maplewood, MN, population 2,974. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
The filing record is not thin: 18 evictions logged in this tract. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7/10. SNAP participation is 5.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 5.0% of renter households. 5.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Recent filings have not receded much: 11.1% in 2015 against a 5.0% peak.
That places it #4 of 4 neighborhoods in Maplewood. Only 2% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Battle Creek and Sherwood Park Neighborhood. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Highwood vs MaplewoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
18Total filings (sum)
19.37%Avg annual filing rate
5.0%Peak year (2009)
11.11%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
6Total filings 2020-21
0.1Avg monthly observed
0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.42×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 Highwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.6%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility shutoff threat
9.4%Food insecurity
5.5%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
23.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highwood?
Highwood 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 Highwood compare to Maplewood overall?
Highwood scores 1.3 points lower than Maplewood overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 0% of income on rent vs 32% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Highwood residents are renters?
2% of Highwood households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Maplewood). The neighborhood has 2,974 residents.
Q4
Is Highwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Highwood sits in the 15th 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.
Q5
How safe is Highwood for landlords?
Highwood 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 Maplewood as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Highwood?
Highwood has 2,824 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
