5 census tracts · pop 21,748 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.1–6.1
Highland Village takes in 5 census tracts of St. Paul, MN and houses 21,748 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, Moderate tier. 49% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the St. Paul rate of 30.0%.
29% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.1 to 6.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Filings are well documented here: 237 across 4 observed tracts. 4.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 3.1% of renter households. 4.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2015, is well off that peak. At $1,363 a month, rents sit 6% over what the rest of St. Paul commands.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Village vs St. PaulHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highland Village
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
237Total filings (sum)
1.52%Avg annual filing rate
3.1%Peak year (2014)
1.22%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
250Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly observed
0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
1.12×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 Highland Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.5%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
4.5%SNAP enrollment
4.6%No health insurance
22.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highland Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Village?
Highland Village scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Highland Village compare to St. Paul overall?
Highland Village scores 1.2 points lower than St. Paul overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,363 vs $1,281.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Village?
Average gross rent in Highland Village is $1,363/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Village residents are renters?
33% of Highland Village households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in St. Paul). The neighborhood has 21,748 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Village sits in the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Highland Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland Village is census tract 27123037601 (score 6.1/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 6.1, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Highland Village for landlords?
Highland Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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. Paul as a whole (6.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Highland Village?
Highland Village has 21,362 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.9%), Other / Multiracial (7.2%), Hispanic / Latino (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
