Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
West St. Paul Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 27037060103 · Dakota County, MN · pop 2,935
For landlords sizing up West St. Paul, census tract 27037060103 carries a lower eviction-risk score of 3.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #75,391 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,398 monthly, set against $134,408 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,063
Renter share9.7%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate1.8%
Median income$134,408
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West St. Paul and the region
Centroid at 44.8994, -93.1035 · click any tract to drill in
Why West St. Paul scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West St. Paul
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
1.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,398 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from West St. Paul
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West St. Paul
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from West St. Paul
4.5
How West St. Paul compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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)
- 139Total filings over 5 yrs
- 17.45%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.2%Peak (2009)
- 21Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 51% over the past 5 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.
- 6.0%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.7%Food insecurity
- 4.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 12.9%Frequent mental distress
- 23.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West St. Paul
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 4.5/10. 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 West St. Paul eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Dakota County average of 5.3 and below the Minnesota statewide average of 5.0. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 27037060103
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27037060103?
Census tract 27037060103 in West St. Paul scores 2.7/10 (Lower 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 27037060103?
Median gross rent is $1,398/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 27037060103?
1.8% of residents in tract 27037060103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,935.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 27037060103?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 34th, minority 22th, housing 36th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27037060103?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 139 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 27037060103 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.45% of renter households, peaking at 24.2% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 27037060103 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.0% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 27037060103 compare to West St. Paul overall?
Tract 27037060103 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of West St. Paul at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West St. Paul eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West St. Paul
Top eight tracts in West St. Paul ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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