Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Strawberry Fields Eviction Risk: Lower , West Fargo
Tract 38017040508 ·
Cass County, ND · pop 5,833 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
38017040508 is a census tract in the Strawberry Fields area of West Fargo, ND. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,833. Cost burden runs about one in five here against 36.2% across Cass County.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%Stable renters 44%Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units2,117
Renter share54.5%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate0.9%
Median income$120,683
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Strawberry Fields
Moderate
Within parent city
38th percentile
#6 of 9 tracts In West Fargo
Low
Within county
44th percentile
#25 of 44 tracts In Cass County
Moderate
Within state
36th percentile
#146 of 228 tracts In North Dakota
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Fargo and the region
Centroid at 46.8338, -96.8915 · click any tract to drill in
Why Strawberry Fields scores 3
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
0.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,306 rent vs county FMR
7.9
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 Strawberry Fields compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
7%Socioeconomic
8%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
69%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.
5.5%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
5.2%Food insecurity
2.7%SNAP enrollment
3.8%Transit barriers
4.2%No health insurance
12.0%Frequent mental distress
15.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Strawberry Fields
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10. The voucher gap is 29.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
Disability prevalence runs 15.6% against 31.5% nationally. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10.
At $1,306 a month, rents run 18% over what the rest of West Fargo commands. Housing insecurity runs 5.5% against 14.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 2.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 13% of average household income of $120,683, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 38017040508
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017040508?
Census tract 38017040508 in the Strawberry Fields neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 38017040508?
Median gross rent is $1,306/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 38017040508?
0.9% of residents in tract 38017040508 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,833.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 38017040508?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 8th, minority 17th, housing 69th.
Q5
Is tract 38017040508 considered part of Strawberry Fields?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 38017040508 fall within Strawberry Fields (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 38017040508 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.5% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 38017040508 compare to West Fargo overall?
Tract 38017040508 scores 3/10, 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.
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