3 census tracts · pop 7,953 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 6.1–7.9
Iris Park takes in 3 census tracts of St. Paul, MN and houses 7,953 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the St. Paul rate of 30.0%.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 6.1 to 7.9. A 1.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. At $985 a month, rents sit 23% under what the rest of St. Paul commands.
The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records carry 472 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 6.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.4% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #12 of 23 neighborhoods in St. Paul.
For a like-for-like read, Eastview and Conway score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $71,704, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.8 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
7
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Iris Park vs St. PaulHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Iris Park
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
472Total filings (sum)
4.20%Avg annual filing rate
6.9%Peak year (2012)
3.41%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
344Total filings 2020-21
1.5Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
1.24×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 Iris Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.8%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility shutoff threat
13.5%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
6.6%No health insurance
25.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Iris Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Iris Park?
Iris Park scores 7/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Iris Park compare to St. Paul overall?
Iris Park scores 0.5 points higher than St. Paul overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $985 vs $1,281.
Q3
What is the average rent in Iris Park?
Average gross rent in Iris Park is $985/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Iris Park residents are renters?
48% of Iris Park households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in St. Paul). The neighborhood has 7,953 residents.
Q5
Is Iris Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Iris Park sits in the 47th 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 Iris Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Iris Park is census tract 27123032100 (score 7.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.1 to 7.9, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Iris Park for landlords?
Iris Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Iris Park?
Iris Park has 8,177 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.1%), Other / Multiracial (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
