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Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally

Pettigrew Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Sioux Falls

Tract 46099000702 · Minnehaha County, SD · pop 2,977 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

46099000702 is a census tract in the Pettigrew Heights area of Sioux Falls, SD. It scores 4.6/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,977 residents. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 34% Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,328
Renter share50.6%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate16.6%
Median income$54,541

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Pettigrew Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 47 tracts In Sioux Falls
High
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 47 tracts In Minnehaha County
Very High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#17 of 242 tracts In South Dakota
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sioux Falls and the region

Centroid at 43.5459, -96.7375 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pettigrew Heights scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sioux Falls
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
South Dakota legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
16.6% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$823 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sioux Falls
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sioux Falls
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sioux Falls
1.5

How Pettigrew Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Pettigrew Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.6This tracttract 0007023.2Sioux Fallsparent city3.6Countyavg tract in county3.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pettigrew Heights

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10.

18% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Average gross rent is $823, 20% below the Sioux Falls average. Against the Minnehaha County average of 3.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points.

On the national scale it lands near the 53rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 7.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the SD average is 3.6, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 33% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $54,541.

51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 46099000702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 46099000702?

Census tract 46099000702 in the Pettigrew Heights neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 46099000702?

Median gross rent is $823/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 46099000702?

16.6% of residents in tract 46099000702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,977.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 46099000702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 11th, minority 44th, housing 87th.
Q5

Is tract 46099000702 considered part of Pettigrew Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 46099000702 fall within Pettigrew Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 46099000702 compare to Sioux Falls overall?

Tract 46099000702 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Sioux Falls at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sioux Falls eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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