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Neighborhood · Fargo, ND

Madison/Unicorn Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 5,038 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10 · range 4.6–4.6

Madison/Unicorn Park takes in 2 census tracts of Fargo, ND and houses 5,038 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 47% against 26.3% citywide, putting Madison/Unicorn Park 21.0% over its own city.

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10.

The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The severe-burden share is 12%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Average gross rent is $856, 10% below the Fargo average of $946. That places it #1 of 25 neighborhoods in Fargo. For a like-for-like read, Brunsdale and Riverwood 2nd Addition score within a fraction of it.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

With little internal variation, 4.6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Madison/Unicorn Park vs Fargo How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
47.3% +80%
Fargo: 26.3%
Average gross rent
$856 -10%
Fargo: $946
Average HH income
$51,499
Fargo: $0
Poverty rate
26.5% +106%
Fargo: 12.8%
Renter share
53.9% -4%
Fargo: 56.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Madison/Unicorn Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.6–4.6

Why Madison/Unicorn Park scores 4.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.9–4.9 across tracts
4.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Rent control risk
47% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
54% renter households · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Economic stress
26.5% below poverty line · Range 4.7–8.7 across tracts
6.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.6–4.2 across tracts
3.4
Risk score comparison

Madison/Unicorn Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Madison/Unicorn Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.6Madison/Unicorn PaNeighborhood3.2Parent cityhost city3.4Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Madison/Unicorn Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
38017000601 4.6 2,672 38% $931
38017000602 4.6 2,366 58% $771
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 78

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 74%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 53%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 90%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Madison/Unicorn Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Madison/Unicorn Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Madison/Unicorn Park?

Madison/Unicorn Park scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Madison/Unicorn Park compare to Fargo overall?

Madison/Unicorn Park scores 1.4 points higher than Fargo overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $856 vs $946.
Q3

What is the average rent in Madison/Unicorn Park?

Average gross rent in Madison/Unicorn Park is $856/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Madison/Unicorn Park residents are renters?

54% of Madison/Unicorn Park households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Fargo). The neighborhood has 5,038 residents.
Q5

Is Madison/Unicorn Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Madison/Unicorn Park sits in the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Madison/Unicorn Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Madison/Unicorn Park is census tract 38017000601 (score 4.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 4.6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Madison/Unicorn Park for landlords?

Madison/Unicorn Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Madison/Unicorn Park?

Madison/Unicorn Park has 5,098 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.8%), Other / Multiracial (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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