Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Westwood Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , St. Louis Park
Tract 27053022200 · Hennepin County, MN · pop 4,582 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Here is how census tract 27053022200, in the Westwood Hills area of St. Louis Park, looks to a landlord: a 4.1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,582. On the national scale it ranks #72,521 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 16% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,659 monthly, set against $117,658 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,135
Renter share25.4%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$117,658
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across St. Louis Park and the region
Centroid at 44.9615, -93.3908 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westwood Hills scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from St. Louis Park
7.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,659 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from St. Louis Park
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from St. Louis Park
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from St. Louis Park
4.1
How Westwood Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 125Total filings over 5 yrs
- 4.02%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.3%Peak (2010)
- 15Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 38% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 90Total filings 2020-21
- 1.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.29×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 6.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.8%Food insecurity
- 4.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 13.7%Frequent mental distress
- 20.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westwood Hills
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from St. Louis Park eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well below the Hennepin County average of 5.6 and below the Minnesota statewide average of 5.0. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.29x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.9% 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 27053022200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27053022200?
Census tract 27053022200 in the Westwood Hills neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 27053022200?
Median gross rent is $1,659/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 27053022200?
3.4% of residents in tract 27053022200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,582.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 27053022200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 34th, minority 22th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 27053022200 considered part of Westwood Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 27053022200 fall within Westwood Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27053022200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 125 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 27053022200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.02% of renter households, peaking at 7.3% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 27053022200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.29× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis eviction risk-Saint Paul, MN), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 27053022200 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.9% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 27053022200 compare to St. Louis Park overall?
Tract 27053022200 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of St. Louis Park at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from St. Louis Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in St. Louis Park
Top eight tracts in St. Louis Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MN
Aquila
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Blackstone
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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Triangle
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Pennsylvania Park
3.9
/ 10 · Low
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Minnehaha
3.7
/ 10 · Low
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Birchwood
3.7
/ 10 · Low
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Wolfe Park
3.7
/ 10 · Low
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Eliot
3.6
/ 10 · Low
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