Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Wedgewood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Anoka
Tract 27003050504 · Anoka County, MN · pop 2,223 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
27003050504 is a census tract in the Wedgewood area of Anoka, MN. It scores 6/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,223 residents. Against Anoka County at 43.4%, 57% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,126
Renter share38.9%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate12.7%
Median income$62,969
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Anoka and the region
Centroid at 45.1944, -93.3721 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wedgewood scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Anoka
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
12.7% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,277 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Anoka
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Anoka
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Anoka
5.5
How Wedgewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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)
- 43Total filings over 4 yrs
- 2.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.5%Peak (2011)
- 13Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 30% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Wedgewood. 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.
- 12.5%Housing insecurity
- 7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.7%Food insecurity
- 11.9%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 9.4%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 33.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wedgewood
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
It sits 1.8 points above the Anoka County average of 4.2. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.6/10.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 43 filings here across 4 tracked years. Filings peaked in 2011 at 2.5% of renter households.
In a typical year about 2.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #18,163 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 5.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the MN average is 4.5, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,277, close to the Anoka average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 27003050504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27003050504?
Census tract 27003050504 in the Wedgewood neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 27003050504?
Median gross rent is $1,277/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 27003050504?
12.7% of residents in tract 27003050504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,223.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 27003050504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 88th, minority 37th, housing 43th.
Q5
Is tract 27003050504 considered part of Wedgewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 27003050504 fall within Wedgewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27003050504?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 43 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 27003050504 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.41% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 27003050504 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.5% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 27003050504 compare to Anoka overall?
Tract 27003050504 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Anoka at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Anoka; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Anoka
Top eight tracts in Anoka ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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