2 census tracts · pop 5,837 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 7.1–7.9
Highland spans 2 census tracts of St. Paul, MN and houses 5,837 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.6/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a St. Paul baseline of 30.0%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
84% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 21%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. That places it #4 of 23 neighborhoods in St. Paul. For a like-for-like read, South Saint Anthony Park and Dayton's Bluff score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,258, close to the St. Paul average.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Highland vs St. PaulHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highland
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
439Total filings 2020-21
2.7Avg monthly observed
1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
2.80×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 Highland
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.2%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility shutoff threat
20.8%Food insecurity
16.0%SNAP enrollment
10.1%No health insurance
32.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland?
Highland scores 7.6/10 (Elevated 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 Highland compare to St. Paul overall?
Highland scores 1.1 points higher than St. Paul overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,258 vs $1,281.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland?
Average gross rent in Highland is $1,258/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland residents are renters?
84% of Highland households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in St. Paul). The neighborhood has 5,837 residents.
Q5
Is Highland a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland is census tract 27123037603 (score 7.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.1 to 7.9, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Highland for landlords?
Highland carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). 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 St. Paul as a whole (6.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Highland?
Highland has 5,312 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (47.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (43.8%), Hispanic / Latino (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
