Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Battle Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Woodbury
Tract 27163071001 · Washington County, MN · pop 5,620 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
27163071001 is a census tract in the Battle Creek area of Woodbury, MN. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,620 residents. The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units2,328
Renter share50.5%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$76,100
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Woodbury and the region
Centroid at 44.9380, -92.9706 · click any tract to drill in
Why Battle Creek scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Woodbury
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,570 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Woodbury
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Woodbury
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Woodbury
4.0
How Battle Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%Housing & transportation
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)
- 79Total filings over 3 yrs
- 2.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2010)
- 21Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
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.
- 9.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.9%Food insecurity
- 8.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 7.0%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 25.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Battle Creek
It sits 1.3 points above the Washington County average of 4.1. Average gross rent is $1,570, 18% below the Woodbury average.
Court records carry 79 eviction filings across 3 observed years. Cost burden runs 48% here against 44.0% across Washington County. Filings peaked in 2010 at 3.4% of renter households.
In a typical year about 2.7% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 6.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the MN average is 4.5, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $76,100. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 27163071001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27163071001?
Census tract 27163071001 in the Battle Creek neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 27163071001?
Median gross rent is $1,570/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 27163071001?
12.6% of residents in tract 27163071001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,620.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 27163071001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 73th, minority 54th, housing 62th.
Q5
Is tract 27163071001 considered part of Battle Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 27163071001 fall within Battle Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27163071001?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 79 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 27163071001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.70% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 27163071001 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.6% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 27163071001 compare to Woodbury overall?
Tract 27163071001 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Woodbury at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Woodbury eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Woodbury
Top eight tracts in Woodbury ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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27163071025
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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27163071006
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MN
27163071010
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MN
27163071024
3.8
/ 10 · Low
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3.8
/ 10 · Low
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27163071022
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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