Neighborhood · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally
Horace Mann Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fargo
Tract 38017000501 ·
Cass County, ND · pop 3,222 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
With a score of 4/10, tract 38017000501 in the Horace Mann area of Fargo, ND reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,222 residents. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%Stable renters 40%Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,570
Renter share57.7%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate12.3%
Median income$60,491
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Horace Mann
Moderate
Within parent city
66th percentile
#11 of 30 tracts In Fargo
Elevated
Within county
77th percentile
#11 of 44 tracts In Cass County
High
Within state
79th percentile
#49 of 228 tracts In North Dakota
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fargo and the region
Centroid at 46.8850, -96.7818 · click any tract to drill in
Why Horace Mann 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
12.3% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$808 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 Horace Mann compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
42%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
25%Racial/ethnic minority
87%Housing & transportation
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.
8.6%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
10.2%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
6.5%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
14.3%Frequent mental distress
23.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Horace Mann
Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10.
15% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Cost burden runs 31% here against 36.2% across Cass County. SNAP participation runs 6.6% against 15.2% nationally.
At $808 a month, rents run 15% under what the rest of Fargo commands. Food insecurity runs 10.2% against 17.8% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.4/10. Against average income of $60,491, annual rent is just 16%. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 38017000501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017000501?
Census tract 38017000501 in the Horace Mann 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 38017000501?
Median gross rent is $808/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 38017000501?
12.3% of residents in tract 38017000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,222.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 38017000501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 3th, minority 25th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 38017000501 considered part of Horace Mann?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 38017000501 fall within Horace Mann (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 38017000501 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.6% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 38017000501 compare to Fargo overall?
Tract 38017000501 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Fargo at 3.2/10. 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.
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