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Census Tract · Ranked #83,884 of 84,120 nationally

Cottage Grove Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 27163071207 · Washington County, MN · pop 9,394

Tract 27163071207, home to 9,394 residents in Cottage Grove, scores 4.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 18th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

12% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,801 a month while the average household earns $141,008 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 3% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 3% Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units2,908
Renter share2.9%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate2.6%
Median income$141,008

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 6 tracts In Cottage Grove
Very Low
Within county
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#58 of 59 tracts In Washington County
Very Low
Within state
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#1,489 of 1,502 tracts In Minnesota
Very Low
National
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#83,884 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cottage Grove and the region

Centroid at 44.8309, -92.8942 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cottage Grove scores 1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cottage Grove
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Minnesota legislature & governorship
4.3
Economic stress
2.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,801 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cottage Grove
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cottage Grove
3.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cottage Grove
5.3

How Cottage Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cottage Grove risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.01.0This tracttract 071207Cottage Grove: 4.84.8Cottage Groveparent cityCounty: 1.81.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

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)

  • 29Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 9.22%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.7%Peak (2011)
  • 6Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2012
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 271630712072010: 9 filings (9.47/100 renter HHs)2011: 14 filings (12.73/100 renter HHs)2012: 6 filings (5.45/100 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 Cottage Grove

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.7/10. 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 Cottage Grove 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 below the Minnesota statewide average of 5.0. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 29 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 9.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.7% of renter households in 2011.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 27163071207

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 27163071207?

Census tract 27163071207 in Cottage Grove scores 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 27163071207?

Median gross rent is $1,801/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 12% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 27163071207?

2.6% of residents in tract 27163071207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,394.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 27163071207?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 32th, minority 33th, housing 17th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 27163071207?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 29 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 27163071207 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.22% of renter households, peaking at 12.7% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 27163071207 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.0% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 27163071207 compare to Cottage Grove overall?

Tract 27163071207 scores 1/10, lower than the parent city of Cottage Grove at 4.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cottage Grove eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cottage Grove

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

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