Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Washington Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fargo

Tract 38017000400 · Cass County, ND · pop 4,273 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 38017000400, home to 4,273 residents in the Washington neighborhood of Fargo, scores 3.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 10% of US census tracts.

About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,057 a month against an average household income of $73,291 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 19% Owners 57%

Tract context

Occupied units1,555

Renter share43.2%

SVI overall0.44

Poverty rate24.5%

Median income$73,291

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fargo and the region

Centroid at 46.8964, -96.7901 · click any tract to drill in

Why Washington scores 4.4

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

24.5% poverty · this tract

6.1

Supply constraint

$1,057 rent vs county FMR

5.4

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 Washington compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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

55%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
9%Racial/ethnic minority
91%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.

9.4%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
9.0%SNAP enrollment
8.1%Transit barriers
7.5%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
28.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Washington

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.1/10. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th 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.

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 38017000400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017000400?

Census tract 38017000400 in the Washington neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 38017000400?

Median gross rent is $1,057/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 38017000400?

24.5% of residents in tract 38017000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,273.

How socially vulnerable is tract 38017000400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 3th, minority 9th, housing 91th.

Is tract 38017000400 considered part of Washington?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 38017000400 fall within Washington (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 38017000400 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.4% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 38017000400 compare to Fargo overall?

Tract 38017000400 scores 4.4/10, 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.