5 census tracts · pop 16,644 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.1–6.7
Lexington - Hamline spans 5 census tracts of St. Paul, MN, population 16,644. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
Cost burden runs 40% against 30.0% citywide, putting Lexington - Hamline 9.5% over its own city. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. Scores across the 5 constituent tracts range from 5.1 to 6.7. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.4/10. Court records carry 474 eviction filings across its 5 observed tracts.
SNAP participation is 6.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 8.1% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,386, 8% above the St. Paul average of $1,281.
The most recent observed rate, 2.3% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 23 mapped neighborhoods of St. Paul, it ranks #22 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, North Saint Anthony Park and Northome score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 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
5.7
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Lexington - Hamline vs St. PaulHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lexington - Hamline
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
474Total filings (sum)
2.84%Avg annual filing rate
8.1%Peak year (2012)
2.27%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
284Total filings 2020-21
0.8Avg monthly observed
0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.98×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lexington - Hamline
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.6%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
6.4%SNAP enrollment
5.4%No health insurance
22.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lexington - Hamline
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lexington - Hamline?
Lexington - Hamline scores 5.7/10 (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 Lexington - Hamline compare to St. Paul overall?
Lexington - Hamline scores 0.8 points lower than St. Paul overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,386 vs $1,281.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lexington - Hamline?
Average gross rent in Lexington - Hamline is $1,386/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lexington - Hamline residents are renters?
38% of Lexington - Hamline households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in St. Paul). The neighborhood has 16,644 residents.
Q5
Is Lexington - Hamline a high social-vulnerability area?
Lexington - Hamline sits in the 21st 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Lexington - Hamline have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lexington - Hamline is census tract 27123033800 (score 6.7/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 6.7, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Lexington - Hamline for landlords?
Lexington - Hamline carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 Lexington - Hamline?
Lexington - Hamline has 17,173 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.6%), Other / Multiracial (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
