Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Northport Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fargo

Tract 38017000203 · Cass County, ND · pop 2,655 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Northport area of Fargo is where census tract 38017000203 sits, home to 2,655 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 3.2/10. That is riskier than about 3% of US census tracts.

46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $713 a month while the average household earns $42,692 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 60% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 33% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units1,752

Renter share60.4%

SVI overall0.50

Poverty rate11.8%

Median income$42,692

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fargo and the region

Centroid at 46.9178, -96.7830 · click any tract to drill in

Why Northport scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Fargo

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.9

State political climate

North Dakota legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

11.8% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$713 rent vs county FMR

2.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Fargo

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Fargo

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Fargo

1.5

How Northport compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

39%Socioeconomic
44%Household composition
30%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Northport. 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.

7.9%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
6.2%No health insurance
12.8%Frequent mental distress
26.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Northport

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 2.9/10. 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 Fargo 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 Cass County average of 3.2 and in line with 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 50th 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 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% 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 38017000203

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017000203?

Census tract 38017000203 in the Northport neighborhood scores 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 38017000203?

Median gross rent is $713/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 38017000203?

11.8% of residents in tract 38017000203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,655.

How socially vulnerable is tract 38017000203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 44th, minority 30th, housing 74th.

Is tract 38017000203 considered part of Northport?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 38017000203 fall within Northport (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 38017000203 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 38017000203 compare to Fargo overall?

Tract 38017000203 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Fargo at 1.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from 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 Fargo

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