Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

South High Eviction Risk: Lower , Fargo

Tract 38017000904 · Cass County, ND · pop 4,132 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 38017000904 covers South High in Fargo in North Dakota. Home to 4,132 residents, it scores 3.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #82,055 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $991 monthly, set against $66,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 20% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units2,015

Renter share36.4%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate4.7%

Median income$66,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fargo and the region

Centroid at 46.8526, -96.8224 · click any tract to drill in

Why South High scores 3.1

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

4.7% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$991 rent vs county FMR

4.8

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 South High compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

31%Socioeconomic
17%Household composition
20%Racial/ethnic minority
55%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.

6.7%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
4.3%SNAP enrollment
4.9%Transit barriers
5.4%No health insurance
12.4%Frequent mental distress
21.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South High

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.8/10. 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th 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 38017000904

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017000904?

Census tract 38017000904 in the South High neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 38017000904?

Median gross rent is $991/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 38017000904?

4.7% of residents in tract 38017000904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,132.

How socially vulnerable is tract 38017000904?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 17th, minority 20th, housing 55th.

Is tract 38017000904 considered part of South High?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 38017000904 fall within South High (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 38017000904 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.7% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 38017000904 compare to Fargo overall?

Tract 38017000904 scores 3.1/10, 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.