Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,414 of 84,120 nationally
Homestead Eviction Risk: Lower , West Fargo
Tract 38017010109 · Cass County, ND · pop 3,920 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 38017010109 covers part of the Homestead area of West Fargo, ND, and scores 3.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,920 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is state political climate at 1.5/10.
Risk score
3.1
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.Within parent city
88
th percentile
High
Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
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 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.6/10. The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10. Against Cass County at 36.2%, 29% of renters here are cost-burdened.
SNAP participation runs 5.5% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 9.1% against 17.8% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #65,414 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 14% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $79,250, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Cass County average of 3.5 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 38017010109
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017010109?
Census tract 38017010109 in the Homestead neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
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.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 38017010109 compare to West Fargo overall?
Tract 38017010109 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of West Fargo at 3.4/10. 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.
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