3 census tracts · pop 13,158 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–3.9
Pepper Ridge is a 3-tract neighborhood of Sioux Falls, SD, population 13,158. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 41% against 26.5% citywide, putting Pepper Ridge 14.1% over its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Sioux Falls, it ranks #18 by risk, the lower third.
Only 25% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Skyline Heights and Tuthill.
Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.9 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $987, close to the Sioux Falls average.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Pepper Ridge vs Sioux FallsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Pepper Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pepper Ridge?
Pepper Ridge scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Pepper Ridge compare to Sioux Falls overall?
Pepper Ridge scores 0.2 points higher than Sioux Falls overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $987 vs $1,035.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pepper Ridge?
Average gross rent in Pepper Ridge is $987/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pepper Ridge residents are renters?
25% of Pepper Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Sioux Falls). The neighborhood has 13,158 residents.
Q5
Is Pepper Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Pepper Ridge sits in the 17th 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
Which tracts in Pepper Ridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pepper Ridge is census tract 46099001806 (score 3.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.9, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Pepper Ridge for landlords?
Pepper Ridge carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Sioux Falls as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Pepper Ridge?
Pepper Ridge has 12,968 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.7%), Other / Multiracial (5.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
