2 census tracts · pop 5,910 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 7.4–7.9
South Saint Anthony Park spans 2 census tracts of St. Paul, MN, population 5,910. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 49% against 30.0% citywide, putting South Saint Anthony Park 18.7% over its own city.
This is a renter market: 77% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. At $1,502 a month, rents sit 17% over what the rest of St. Paul commands.
Filings are well documented here: 254 across 2 observed tracts. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 4.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.9% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #4 of 23 neighborhoods in St. Paul.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $61,245.
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
South Saint Anthony Park vs St. PaulHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%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 South Saint Anthony Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
254Total filings (sum)
2.20%Avg annual filing rate
4.4%Peak year (2013)
2.05%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
764Total filings 2020-21
4.8Avg monthly observed
1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
3.49×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 South Saint Anthony Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.1%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility shutoff threat
16.1%Food insecurity
11.5%SNAP enrollment
7.8%No health insurance
27.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Saint Anthony Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Saint Anthony Park?
South Saint Anthony Park 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 South Saint Anthony Park compare to St. Paul overall?
South Saint Anthony Park scores 1.1 points higher than St. Paul overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,502 vs $1,281.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Saint Anthony Park?
Average gross rent in South Saint Anthony Park is $1,502/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Saint Anthony Park residents are renters?
77% of South Saint Anthony Park households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in St. Paul). The neighborhood has 5,910 residents.
Q5
Is South Saint Anthony Park a high social-vulnerability area?
South Saint Anthony Park sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 South Saint Anthony Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Saint Anthony Park is census tract 27123031900 (score 7.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.4 to 7.9, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is South Saint Anthony Park for landlords?
South Saint Anthony Park 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 South Saint Anthony Park?
South Saint Anthony Park has 7,023 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.4%), Hispanic / Latino (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
