Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fargo

Tract 38017000700 · Cass County, ND · pop 1,462 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 38017000700 sits in the Downtown area of Fargo eviction risk, North Dakota eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 3.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #77,881 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $747 monthly, set against $29,451 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 97% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 48% Owners 3%

Tract context

Occupied units1,342

Renter share96.6%

SVI overall0.50

Poverty rate22.9%

Median income$29,451

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fargo and the region

Centroid at 46.8771, -96.7862 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Fargo

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.9

State political climate

North Dakota legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

22.9% poverty · this tract

5.7

Supply constraint

$747 rent vs county FMR

2.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Fargo

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Fargo

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Fargo

1.5

How Downtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

72%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
41%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

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.

10.6%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
14.0%Food insecurity
9.7%SNAP enrollment
8.7%Transit barriers
7.7%No health insurance
15.9%Frequent mental distress
25.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Fargo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cass County average of 3.2 and above the North Dakota statewide average of 3.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 50th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 38017000700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017000700?

Census tract 38017000700 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 38017000700?

Median gross rent is $747/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 38017000700?

22.9% of residents in tract 38017000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,462.

How socially vulnerable is tract 38017000700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 3th, minority 41th, housing 74th.

Is tract 38017000700 considered part of Downtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 38017000700 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 38017000700 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 38017000700 compare to Fargo overall?

Tract 38017000700 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Fargo at 1.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fargo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fargo

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