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Homestead Eviction Risk: Lower , West Fargo

Tract 38017010109 · Cass County, ND · pop 3,920 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 38017010109 belongs to Homestead in West Fargo, North Dakota. It is home to 3,920 residents and scores 3.5/10, a lower reading for landlords. It lands near the 5th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,086 a month while the average household earns $79,250 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 10% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,740

Renter share13.8%

SVI overall0.39

Poverty rate6.3%

Median income$79,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Fargo and the region

Centroid at 46.8693, -96.8723 · click any tract to drill in

Why Homestead scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from West Fargo

5.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.9

State political climate

North Dakota legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

6.3% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$1,086 rent vs county FMR

5.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from West Fargo

4.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from West Fargo

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from West Fargo

3.8

How Homestead compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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

24%Socioeconomic
24%Household composition
25%Racial/ethnic minority
83%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.

8.1%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
9.1%Food insecurity
5.5%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
13.5%Frequent mental distress
22.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Homestead

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from West Fargo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% 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 38017010109

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017010109?

Census tract 38017010109 in the Homestead neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (Lower 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 38017010109?

Median gross rent is $1,086/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 38017010109?

6.3% of residents in tract 38017010109 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,920.

How socially vulnerable is tract 38017010109?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 24th, minority 25th, housing 83th.

Is tract 38017010109 considered part of Homestead?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 38017010109 fall within Homestead (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 38017010109 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 38017010109 compare to West Fargo overall?

Tract 38017010109 scores 2.4/10, higher than the parent city of West Fargo at 1.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West 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 West Fargo

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