1 census tracts · pop 4,110 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
The Wilds is a one-tract neighborhood of West Fargo, ND and houses 4,110 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $1,707, 54% above the West Fargo average of $1,111.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 10/10. The voucher gap is 68.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10.
20% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, lower than the West Fargo rate of 26.6%. SNAP participation is 4.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 7.7% of adults, 10.1 points below the national rate.
Among the 8 mapped neighborhoods of West Fargo, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. At 17% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Arbor Glen and Westwynd score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $113,838, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Wilds vs West FargoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport1%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Wilds
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.6%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
7.7%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
5.4%No health insurance
18.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Wilds
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Wilds?
The Wilds scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does The Wilds compare to West Fargo overall?
The Wilds scores 0.4 points lower than West Fargo overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 20% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,707 vs $1,111.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Wilds?
Average gross rent in The Wilds is $1,707/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Wilds residents are renters?
17% of The Wilds households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in West Fargo). The neighborhood has 4,110 residents.
Q5
Is The Wilds a high social-vulnerability area?
The Wilds sits in the 0th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is The Wilds for landlords?
The Wilds carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to West Fargo as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of The Wilds?
The Wilds has 4,216 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.6%), Hispanic / Latino (7.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
