Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Westgate Eviction Risk: Lower , Fargo

Tract 38017000903 · Cass County, ND · pop 3,685 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 38017000903 sits in the Westgate neighborhood of Fargo eviction risk, North Dakota eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 2.7/10. That ranks it among the lowest-risk tracts in the country for landlords, near the bottom 1% nationally.

About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $801 a month against an average household income of $45,767 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 75% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 50% Owners 25%

Tract context

Occupied units2,152

Renter share74.7%

SVI overall0.35

Poverty rate6.4%

Median income$45,767

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fargo and the region

Centroid at 46.8579, -96.8303 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westgate scores 3.6

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

6.4% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$801 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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 Westgate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

45%Socioeconomic
16%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
37%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.

10.2%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.1%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
7.5%No health insurance
14.6%Frequent mental distress
26.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westgate

The score leans hardest on supply constraint 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 below the Cass County average of 3.2 and below the North Dakota statewide average of 3.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 38017000903

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017000903?

Census tract 38017000903 in the Westgate neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 38017000903?

Median gross rent is $801/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 38017000903?

6.4% of residents in tract 38017000903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,685.

How socially vulnerable is tract 38017000903?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 16th, minority 54th, housing 37th.

Is tract 38017000903 considered part of Westgate?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 38017000903 fall within Westgate (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 38017000903 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.2% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 38017000903 compare to Fargo overall?

Tract 38017000903 scores 3.6/10, 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.