Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Spring Lake Park Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 27003051001 · Anoka County, MN · pop 3,203
Census tract 27003051001 belongs to Spring Lake Park, Minnesota. It is home to 3,203 residents and scores 6.3/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,389 a month against an average household income of $73,750 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,189
Renter share38.9%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate17.7%
Median income$73,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
81
th percentile
High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Spring Lake Park and the region
Centroid at 45.1172, -93.2355 · click any tract to drill in
Why Spring Lake Park scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Spring Lake Park
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
17.7% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,389 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spring Lake Park
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spring Lake Park
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spring Lake Park
7.9
How Spring Lake Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%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)
- 45Total filings over 4 yrs
- 2.51%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.4%Peak (2012)
- 21Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 320% 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.
- 11.4%Housing insecurity
- 7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.7%Food insecurity
- 10.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%Transit barriers
- 8.4%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 33.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Spring Lake Park
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Spring Lake Park, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Anoka County average of 5.3 and above the Minnesota statewide average of 5.0. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 45 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.4% of renter households in 2012.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 27003051001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27003051001?
Census tract 27003051001 in Spring Lake Park scores 5/10 (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 27003051001?
Median gross rent is $1,389/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 27003051001?
17.7% of residents in tract 27003051001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,203.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 27003051001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 94th, minority 49th, housing 90th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27003051001?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 45 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 27003051001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.51% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 27003051001 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.4% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 27003051001 compare to Spring Lake Park overall?
Tract 27003051001 scores 5/10, right in line with the parent city of Spring Lake Park at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spring Lake Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Spring Lake Park
Top eight tracts in Spring Lake Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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