Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally
Scott Highlands Eviction Risk: Lower , Apple Valley
Tract 27037060822 · Dakota County, MN · pop 1,826 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
With a score of 3.4/10, tract 27037060822 in the Scott Highlands area of Apple Valley, MN reads lower for landlord eviction risk. 8% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Dakota County average of 45.6%.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units622
Renter share23.5%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$133,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Apple Valley and the region
Centroid at 44.7683, -93.1971 · click any tract to drill in
Why Scott Highlands scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Apple Valley
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,973 rent vs county FMR
6.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Apple Valley
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Apple Valley
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Apple Valley
5.2
How Scott Highlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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)
- 8Total filings over 4 yrs
- 7.00%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.8%Peak (2011)
- 1Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Scott Highlands. 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.
- 6.3%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.2%Food insecurity
- 4.6%SNAP enrollment
- 4.9%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 13.4%Frequent mental distress
- 23.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Scott Highlands
Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10. Food insecurity runs 7.2% against 17.8% nationally.
The voucher gap is 17.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 6.9/10. Court records carry 8 eviction filings across 4 observed years.
Housing insecurity runs 6.3% against 14.2% nationally. It sits 0.8 points below the Dakota County average of 4.2.
At $1,973 a month, rents run 14% over what the rest of Apple Valley commands. Filings peaked in 2011 at 8.8% of renter households.
In a typical year about 7.0% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #59,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $133,750, annual rent is just 18%.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 27037060822
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27037060822?
Census tract 27037060822 in the Scott Highlands neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 27037060822?
Median gross rent is $1,973/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 8% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 27037060822?
2.9% of residents in tract 27037060822 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,826.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 27037060822?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 33th, minority 24th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 27037060822 considered part of Scott Highlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 27037060822 fall within Scott Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27037060822?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 8 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 27037060822 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.00% of renter households, peaking at 8.8% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 27037060822 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.3% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 27037060822 compare to Apple Valley overall?
Tract 27037060822 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Apple Valley at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Apple Valley eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Apple Valley
Top eight tracts in Apple Valley ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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