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

Madison/Unicorn Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fargo

Tract 38017000601 · Cass County, ND · pop 2,672 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

With a score of 4.6/10, tract 38017000601 in the Madison/Unicorn Park area of Fargo, ND reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 30% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units1,183

Renter share47.5%

SVI overall0.80

Poverty rate18.9%

Median income$54,191

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fargo and the region

Centroid at 46.8779, -96.8289 · click any tract to drill in

Why Madison/Unicorn Park scores 4.6

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

18.9% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$931 rent vs county FMR

4.2

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 Madison/Unicorn Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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

80%Socioeconomic
64%Household composition
30%Racial/ethnic minority
87%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Madison/Unicorn Park. 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.

13.0%Housing insecurity
8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
17.8%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
10.1%Transit barriers
10.2%No health insurance
17.6%Frequent mental distress
29.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Madison/Unicorn Park

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 17%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

It sits 1.1 points above the Cass County average of 3.5. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

On the national scale it lands near the 53rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 8.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the ND average is 3.5, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 38% of renters.

Average gross rent is $931, close to the Fargo average.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 38017000601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017000601?

Census tract 38017000601 in the Madison/Unicorn Park 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.

What is the average rent in tract 38017000601?

Median gross rent is $931/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 38017000601?

18.9% of residents in tract 38017000601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,672.

How socially vulnerable is tract 38017000601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 64th, minority 30th, housing 87th.

Is tract 38017000601 considered part of Madison/Unicorn Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 38017000601 fall within Madison/Unicorn Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 38017000601 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.0% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 38017000601 compare to Fargo overall?

Tract 38017000601 scores 4.6/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

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