2 census tracts · pop 10,477 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Osgood spans 2 census tracts of Fargo, ND, population 10,477. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 39% against 26.3% citywide, putting Osgood 12.3% over its own city.
Average gross rent is $1,300, 37% above the Fargo average of $946. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
The voucher gap is 28.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10.
Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. 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.
SNAP participation is 4.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 5.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 25 mapped neighborhoods of Fargo, it ranks #20 by risk, the lower third.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Osgood vs FargoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority9%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Osgood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.5%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
4.6%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
18.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Osgood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Osgood?
Osgood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Osgood compare to Fargo overall?
Osgood scores 0.2 points lower than Fargo overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,300 vs $946.
Q3
What is the average rent in Osgood?
Average gross rent in Osgood is $1,300/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Osgood residents are renters?
56% of Osgood households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Fargo). The neighborhood has 10,477 residents.
Q5
Is Osgood a high social-vulnerability area?
Osgood sits in the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Osgood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Osgood is census tract 38017040501 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Osgood for landlords?
Osgood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Osgood?
Osgood has 11,510 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.