Neighborhood · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Westgate Eviction Risk: Lower , Fargo
Tract 38017000903 ·
Cass County, ND · pop 3,685 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 3.8/10, tract 38017000903 in the Westgate area of Fargo, ND reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,685 residents. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
3.8
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.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Westgate
Moderate
Within parent city
55th percentile
#14 of 30 tracts In Fargo
Elevated
Within county
67th percentile
#15 of 44 tracts In Cass County
Elevated
Within state
71th percentile
#66 of 228 tracts In North Dakota
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fargo and the region
Centroid at 46.8579, -96.8303 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westgate scores 3.8
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
75% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 11%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Average gross rent is $801, 15% below the Fargo average. SNAP participation runs 7.8% against 15.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. roughly one in three of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
It tracks the Cass County average of 3.5 closely. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $45,767.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 38017000903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017000903?
Census tract 38017000903 in the Westgate neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
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.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 38017000903 compare to Fargo overall?
Tract 38017000903 scores 3.8/10, 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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