Within parent city
63
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Brooklyn Center Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 27053020202 · Hennepin County, MN · pop 5,574
Tract 27053020202 covers Brooklyn Center in Minnesota. Home to 5,574 residents, it scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #48,656 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,399 monthly, set against $69,549 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 44%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units1,912
Renter share59.8%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate11.6%
Median income$69,549
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brooklyn Center and the region
Centroid at 45.0791, -93.2919 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brooklyn Center scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Brooklyn Center
7.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
11.6% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,399 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brooklyn Center
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brooklyn Center
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brooklyn Center
6.1
How Brooklyn Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 316Total filings 2020-21
- 4.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.43×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 17.9%Housing insecurity
- 10.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.7%Food insecurity
- 16.1%SNAP enrollment
- 12.2%Transit barriers
- 11.6%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 29.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brooklyn Center
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. 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 Brooklyn Center eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Hennepin County average of 5.6 and in line with the Minnesota statewide average of 5.0. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.43x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 27053020202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27053020202?
Census tract 27053020202 in Brooklyn Center scores 4.3/10 (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 27053020202?
Median gross rent is $1,399/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 27053020202?
11.6% of residents in tract 27053020202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,574.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 27053020202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 75th, minority 80th, housing 76th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 27053020202 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.43× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis eviction risk-Saint Paul, MN), 2020-2021.
Q6
What share of households in tract 27053020202 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.9% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 27053020202 compare to Brooklyn Center overall?
Tract 27053020202 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Brooklyn Center at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brooklyn Center eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brooklyn Center
Top eight tracts in Brooklyn Center ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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27053020302
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Shingle Creek
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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Lind-Bohanon
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.9
/ 10 · Low
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27053020303
3.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MN
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3.2
/ 10 · Low
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