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Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Oakdale Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 27163070907 · Washington County, MN · pop 6,212

Oakdale anchors census tract 27163070907, which lands at 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #45,701 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,388 a month while the average household earns $88,492 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 24% Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units2,444
Renter share39.4%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$88,492

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In Oakdale
Elevated
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 59 tracts In Washington County
High
Within state
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#1,124 of 1,502 tracts In Minnesota
Low
National
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#72,539 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Oakdale and the region

Centroid at 45.0125, -92.9712 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oakdale scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Oakdale
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,388 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oakdale
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oakdale
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oakdale
5.7

How Oakdale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Oakdale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.12.1This tracttract 070907Oakdale: 4.94.9Oakdaleparent cityCounty: 1.81.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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)

  • 59Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 2.37%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.8%Peak (2010)
  • 20Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2012
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 271630709072010: 22 filings (2.78/100 renter HHs)2011: 17 filings (1.99/100 renter HHs)2012: 20 filings (2.34/100 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 Oakdale

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.8/10. 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 Oakdale eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 59 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.8% of renter households in 2010.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% 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 27163070907

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27163070907?

Census tract 27163070907 in Oakdale scores 2.1/10 (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 27163070907?

Median gross rent is $1,388/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 27163070907?

5.3% of residents in tract 27163070907 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,212.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 27163070907?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 46th, minority 55th, housing 97th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27163070907?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 59 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 27163070907 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.37% of renter households, peaking at 2.8% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 27163070907 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.8% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 27163070907 compare to Oakdale overall?

Tract 27163070907 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Oakdale at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oakdale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oakdale

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

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