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Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Dell Rapids Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 46099010102 · Minnehaha County, SD · pop 4,526 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 46099010102 belongs to Dell Rapids Historic District in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. It is home to 4,526 residents and scores 3.1/10, a lower reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 2% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 27% of renter households, a moderate level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $922 a month against an average household income of $94,844 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 13% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,747
Renter share17.7%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$94,844

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Dell Rapids Historic District
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Dell Rapids
Moderate
Within county
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#35 of 47 tracts In Minnehaha County
Low
Within state
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#219 of 242 tracts In South Dakota
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dell Rapids and the region

Centroid at 43.8180, -96.7099 · click any tract to drill in

Why Dell Rapids Historic District scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Dell Rapids
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
South Dakota legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$922 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dell Rapids
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dell Rapids
4.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dell Rapids
3.5

How Dell Rapids Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Dell Rapids Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.12.1This tracttract 010102Dell Rapids: 1.81.8Dell Rapidsparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Dell Rapids Historic District

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 4.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Dell Rapids eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Minnehaha County average of 2.9 and in line with the South Dakota statewide average of 3.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd 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.

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 46099010102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 46099010102?

Census tract 46099010102 in the Dell Rapids Historic District neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 46099010102?

Median gross rent is $922/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 46099010102?

6.3% of residents in tract 46099010102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,526.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 46099010102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 28th, minority 6th, housing 60th.
Q5

Is tract 46099010102 considered part of Dell Rapids Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 46099010102 fall within Dell Rapids Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 46099010102 compare to Dell Rapids overall?

Tract 46099010102 scores 2.1/10, higher than the parent city of Dell Rapids at 1.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dell Rapids eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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