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Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Faribault Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 27131070902 · Rice County, MN · pop 3,590 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Faribault

Census tract 27131070902 runs through Faribault. With 3,590 residents, it scores 5.4/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #39,499 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,168 monthly, set against $61,656 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 34% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,471
Renter share51.9%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate30.9%
Median income$61,656

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 7 tracts In Faribault
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 16 tracts In Rice County
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#66 of 1,502 tracts In Minnesota
Very High
National
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#7,456 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Faribault and the region

Centroid at 44.2880, -93.2935 · click any tract to drill in

Why Faribault scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Faribault
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
30.9% poverty · this tract
7.7
Supply constraint
$1,168 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Faribault
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Faribault
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Faribault
7.3

How Faribault compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Faribault risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.56.5This tracttract 070902Faribault: 5.15.1Faribaultparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 74Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 4.21%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.5%Peak (2014)
  • 10Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2013 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 271310709022013: 21 filings (4.88/100 renter HHs)2014: 28 filings (6.51/100 renter HHs)2015: 15 filings (3.49/100 renter HHs)2017: 10 filings (1.95/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 52% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Faribault

What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Faribault eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Rice County average of 4.5 and above the Minnesota statewide average of 5.0. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 74 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 4.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.5% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 27131070902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27131070902?

Census tract 27131070902 in Faribault scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 27131070902?

Median gross rent is $1,168/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 27131070902?

30.9% of residents in tract 27131070902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,590.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 27131070902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 82th, minority 60th, housing 97th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27131070902?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 74 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 27131070902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.21% of renter households, peaking at 6.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 27131070902 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 12.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 27131070902 compare to Faribault overall?

Tract 27131070902 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Faribault at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Faribault eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Faribault

Top eight tracts in Faribault ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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