1 census tracts · pop 4,505 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Bluemont Lakes is a one-tract neighborhood of Fargo, ND and houses 4,505 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Cost burden runs 37% against 26.3% citywide, putting Bluemont Lakes 10.5% over its own city. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. SNAP participation is 5.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 8% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Food insecurity affects 9.0% of adults, 8.8 points below the national rate. Among the 25 mapped neighborhoods of Fargo, it ranks #20 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Rose Creek and Osgood.
Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $971, close to the Fargo average.
47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bluemont Lakes vs FargoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bluemont Lakes
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.9%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
9.0%Food insecurity
5.2%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
21.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bluemont Lakes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bluemont Lakes?
Bluemont Lakes scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Bluemont Lakes compare to Fargo overall?
Bluemont Lakes scores 0.2 points lower than Fargo overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $971 vs $946.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bluemont Lakes?
Average gross rent in Bluemont Lakes is $971/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bluemont Lakes residents are renters?
47% of Bluemont Lakes households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Fargo). The neighborhood has 4,505 residents.
Q5
Is Bluemont Lakes a high social-vulnerability area?
Bluemont Lakes sits in the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Bluemont Lakes for landlords?
Bluemont Lakes carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Fargo as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bluemont Lakes?
Bluemont Lakes has 4,661 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
