Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Roosevelt/NDSU Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fargo
Tract 38017000502 ·
Cass County, ND · pop 4,177 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 38017000502 covers part of the Roosevelt/NDSU area of Fargo, ND, and scores 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,177 residents. 45% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 54%Stable renters 35%Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units2,243
Renter share88.6%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate55.5%
Median income$33,087
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Roosevelt/NDSU
Moderate
Within parent city
90th percentile
#4 of 30 tracts In Fargo
High
Within county
88th percentile
#6 of 44 tracts In Cass County
High
Within state
97th percentile
#9 of 228 tracts In North Dakota
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fargo and the region
Centroid at 46.8872, -96.8021 · click any tract to drill in
Why Roosevelt/NDSU scores 4.6
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
55.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$848 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 Roosevelt/NDSU compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
85%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
98%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.
15.1%Housing insecurity
11.6%Utility-shutoff threat
24.5%Food insecurity
19.8%SNAP enrollment
15.8%Transit barriers
9.9%No health insurance
22.3%Frequent mental distress
34.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Roosevelt/NDSU
Against Cass County at 36.2%, 61% of renters here are cost-burdened. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 56%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
This is renter territory: 89% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
It sits 1.1 points above the Cass County average of 3.5. Average gross rent is $848, 10% below the Fargo average.
Nationally it ranks #39,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.3/10.
Statewide the ND average is 3.5, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 38017000502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017000502?
Census tract 38017000502 in the Roosevelt/NDSU neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 38017000502?
Median gross rent is $848/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 38017000502?
55.5% of residents in tract 38017000502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,177.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 38017000502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 3th, minority 32th, housing 98th.
Q5
Is tract 38017000502 considered part of Roosevelt/NDSU?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 38017000502 fall within Roosevelt/NDSU (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 38017000502 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.1% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 38017000502 compare to Fargo overall?
Tract 38017000502 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Fargo at 3.2/10. 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.
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