Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Grand Forks Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 38035010301 · Grand Forks County, ND · pop 2,311

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 38035010301 (Grand Forks in Grand Forks County, North Dakota) comes in at 4.3/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 18th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

71% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,357 a month against an average household income of $37,500 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. About 93% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 66% Stable renters 27% Owners 7%

Tract context

Occupied units226

Renter share93.4%

SVI overall0.42

Poverty rate66.1%

Median income$37,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Grand Forks and the region

Centroid at 47.9250, -97.0699 · click any tract to drill in

Why Grand Forks scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Grand Forks

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.3

State political climate

North Dakota legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

66.1% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,357 rent vs county FMR

8.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Grand Forks

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Grand Forks

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Grand Forks

1.5

How Grand Forks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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

84%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
20%Racial/ethnic minority
56%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.

18.1%Housing insecurity
14.3%Utility-shutoff threat
32.2%Food insecurity
26.4%SNAP enrollment
21.3%Transit barriers
11.6%No health insurance
26.5%Frequent mental distress
41.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Grand Forks

What moves this score most is economic stress 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 Grand Forks eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Grand Forks 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 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 38035010301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38035010301?

Census tract 38035010301 in Grand Forks scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 38035010301?

Median gross rent is $1,357/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 38035010301?

66.1% of residents in tract 38035010301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,311.

How socially vulnerable is tract 38035010301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 1th, minority 20th, housing 56th.

What share of households in tract 38035010301 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.1% 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. 14.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 38035010301 compare to Grand Forks overall?

Tract 38035010301 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Grand Forks at 1.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grand Forks eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Grand Forks

Top eight tracts in Grand Forks ranked by composite eviction-risk score.