3 census tracts · pop 7,781 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 5.7–6.5
West Seventh - Fort Road takes in 3 census tracts of St. Paul, MN, population 7,781. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 30.0% citywide, putting West Seventh - Fort Road 15.3% over its own city.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,652, 29% above the St. Paul average of $1,281.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 357 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 15.0% of renter households. SNAP participation is 6.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Among the 23 mapped neighborhoods of St. Paul, it ranks #18 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 2.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Summit Hill and Merriam Park.
The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $85,706.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
West Seventh - Fort Road vs St. PaulHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Seventh - Fort Road
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
357Total filings (sum)
5.55%Avg annual filing rate
15.0%Peak year (2015)
7.65%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
312Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-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 West Seventh - Fort Road
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.1%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
6.5%No health insurance
24.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West Seventh - Fort Road
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Seventh - Fort Road?
West Seventh - Fort Road scores 6.2/10 (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 West Seventh - Fort Road compare to St. Paul overall?
West Seventh - Fort Road scores 0.3 points lower than St. Paul overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,652 vs $1,281.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Seventh - Fort Road?
Average gross rent in West Seventh - Fort Road is $1,652/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Seventh - Fort Road residents are renters?
45% of West Seventh - Fort Road households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in St. Paul). The neighborhood has 7,781 residents.
Q5
Is West Seventh - Fort Road a high social-vulnerability area?
West Seventh - Fort Road sits in the 45th 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 West Seventh - Fort Road have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West Seventh - Fort Road is census tract 27123036000 (score 6.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 6.5, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is West Seventh - Fort Road for landlords?
West Seventh - Fort Road carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of West Seventh - Fort Road?
West Seventh - Fort Road has 7,837 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.4%), Other / Multiracial (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
