1 census tracts · pop 3,242 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Hills of Spring Creek is a one-tract neighborhood of Northfield, MN and houses 3,242 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 39%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Northfield baseline of 23.9%, about three-quarters of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The filing record is not thin: 10 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 3.7% of renter households.
4.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.2% in 2017 against a 3.7% peak.
At 6% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 13% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,167, close to the Northfield average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hills of Spring Creek vs NorthfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority11%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport3%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hills of Spring Creek
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
10Total filings (sum)
2.18%Avg annual filing rate
3.7%Peak year (2014)
2.22%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hills of Spring Creek
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.3%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility shutoff threat
5.9%Food insecurity
3.7%SNAP enrollment
4.5%No health insurance
21.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hills of Spring Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hills of Spring Creek?
Hills of Spring Creek scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Hills of Spring Creek compare to Northfield overall?
Hills of Spring Creek scores 1.0 points lower than Northfield overall (4/10). Renters spend 74% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $1,167 vs $1,103.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hills of Spring Creek?
Average gross rent in Hills of Spring Creek is $1,167/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hills of Spring Creek residents are renters?
6% of Hills of Spring Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Northfield). The neighborhood has 3,242 residents.
Q5
Is Hills of Spring Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Hills of Spring Creek sits in the 2nd 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
How safe is Hills of Spring Creek for landlords?
Hills of Spring Creek carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Northfield as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hills of Spring Creek?
Hills of Spring Creek has 3,346 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.2%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%), Hispanic / Latino (4.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
