Neighborhood · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally
Powderhorn Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Minneapolis
Tract 27053109700 ·
Hennepin County, MN · pop 2,422 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
27053109700 is a census tract in the Powderhorn Park area of Minneapolis, MN. It scores 6.2/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,422. The dominant input is local political climate at 9/10.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%Stable renters 24%Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units973
Renter share34.7%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$102,863
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Powderhorn Park
Very Low
Within parent city
26th percentile
#90 of 121 tracts In Minneapolis
Low
Within county
70th percentile
#99 of 329 tracts In Hennepin County
Elevated
Within state
89th percentile
#174 of 1,502 tracts In Minnesota
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Minneapolis and the region
Centroid at 44.9366, -93.2492 · click any tract to drill in
Why Powderhorn Park scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Minneapolis
9.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,509 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Minneapolis
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Minneapolis
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Minneapolis
7.0
How Powderhorn Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
47%Socioeconomic
24%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
29%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
0%Grade A
100%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
63Total filings over 5 yrs
3.19%Avg annual filing rate
3.6%Peak (2012)
14Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year2009 to 2013
Filings climbed 40% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
40Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly (observed)
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.50×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Powderhorn Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.6%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
11.1%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
8.7%No health insurance
14.7%Frequent mental distress
22.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Powderhorn Park
around a third of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Hennepin County average of 43.1%. Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
It sits 1.1 points above the Hennepin County average of 5.1. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 63 filings here across 5 tracked years.
SNAP participation runs 7.0% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,509, 10% above the Minneapolis average. Filings peaked in 2012 at 3.6% of renter households.
This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Minneapolis. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. In a typical year about 3.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #17,132 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 27053109700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27053109700?
Census tract 27053109700 in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 27053109700?
Median gross rent is $1,509/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 27053109700?
6.9% of residents in tract 27053109700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,422.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 27053109700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 24th, minority 51th, housing 29th.
Q5
Is tract 27053109700 considered part of Powderhorn Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 27053109700 fall within Powderhorn Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27053109700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 63 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 27053109700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.19% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 27053109700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.50× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Minneapolis eviction risk-Saint Paul, MN), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 27053109700 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.6% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 27053109700 compare to Minneapolis overall?
Tract 27053109700 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Minneapolis at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Minneapolis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q10
Was tract 27053109700 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Minneapolis
Top eight tracts in Minneapolis ranked by composite eviction-risk score.