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Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Forest Lake Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 27163070104 · Washington County, MN · pop 3,235

Census tract 27163070104 runs through Forest Lake. With 3,235 residents, it scores 4.7/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

32% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,064 a month against an average household income of $72,604 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 9% Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,256
Renter share13.1%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate3.5%
Median income$72,604

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Forest Lake
High
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#11 of 59 tracts In Washington County
High
Within state
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#1,016 of 1,502 tracts In Minnesota
Low
National
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#68,306 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Forest Lake and the region

Centroid at 45.2686, -92.9664 · click any tract to drill in

Why Forest Lake scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Forest Lake
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
3.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,064 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Forest Lake
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Forest Lake
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Forest Lake
5.2

How Forest Lake compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Forest Lake risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.42.4This tracttract 070104Forest Lake: 4.94.9Forest Lakeparent cityCounty: 1.81.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 31Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 2.97%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.3%Peak (2010)
  • 11Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2012
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 271630701042010: 13 filings (4.32/100 renter HHs)2011: 7 filings (1.79/100 renter HHs)2012: 11 filings (2.81/100 renter HHs)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Forest Lake

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.6/10. 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 Forest Lake eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Washington County average of 5.1 and in line with the Minnesota statewide average of 5.0. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 31 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 3.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.3% of renter households in 2010.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 27163070104

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27163070104?

Census tract 27163070104 in Forest Lake scores 2.4/10 (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 27163070104?

Median gross rent is $1,064/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 27163070104?

3.5% of residents in tract 27163070104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,235.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 27163070104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 65th, minority 31th, housing 34th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27163070104?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 31 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 27163070104 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.97% of renter households, peaking at 4.3% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 27163070104 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.3% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 27163070104 compare to Forest Lake overall?

Tract 27163070104 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Forest Lake at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Forest Lake eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Forest Lake

Top eight tracts in Forest Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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