Census Tract · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally

West Fargo Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 38017040800 · Cass County, ND · pop 5,201 · 11% of tract blocks fall in West Fargo

West Fargo anchors census tract 38017040800, which lands at 3.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #75,591 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,779 a month against an average household income of $138,676 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.

Risk score

1.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 4% Owners 94%

Tract context

Occupied units1,818

Renter share6.4%

SVI overall0.03

Poverty rate2.4%

Median income$138,676

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Fargo and the region

Centroid at 46.9315, -96.9687 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Fargo scores 1.1

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

2.4% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,779 rent vs county FMR

10.0

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 West Fargo compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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

10%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
19%Racial/ethnic minority
8%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

6.3%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
6.4%Food insecurity
3.7%SNAP enrollment
4.3%Transit barriers
4.8%No health insurance
12.5%Frequent mental distress
19.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Fargo

What moves this score most is supply constraint at $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 West 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd 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 6.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% 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 38017040800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017040800?

Census tract 38017040800 in West Fargo scores 1.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 38017040800?

Median gross rent is $1,779/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 38017040800?

2.4% of residents in tract 38017040800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,201.

How socially vulnerable is tract 38017040800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 6th, minority 19th, housing 8th.

What share of households in tract 38017040800 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.3% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 38017040800 compare to West Fargo overall?

Tract 38017040800 scores 1.1/10, lower 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.