Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Brunsdale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fargo

Tract 38017001003 · Cass County, ND · pop 3,525 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

How risky is Brunsdale in Fargo for landlords? Census tract 38017001003 scores 3.7/10, the Lower tier. That is riskier than roughly 7% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $794 a month while the average household earns $58,041 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 31% Owners 42%

Tract context

Occupied units1,772

Renter share58.0%

SVI overall0.63

Poverty rate26.7%

Median income$58,041

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fargo and the region

Centroid at 46.8415, -96.8122 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brunsdale scores 4.8

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

26.7% poverty · this tract

6.7

Supply constraint

$794 rent vs county FMR

2.8

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 Brunsdale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

40%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
40%Racial/ethnic minority
66%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.

9.7%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
9.0%SNAP enrollment
7.4%Transit barriers
7.2%No health insurance
14.0%Frequent mental distress
29.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brunsdale

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.7/10. 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 above the Cass County average of 3.2 and above the North Dakota statewide average of 3.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 38017001003

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017001003?

Census tract 38017001003 in the Brunsdale neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 38017001003?

Median gross rent is $794/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 38017001003?

26.7% of residents in tract 38017001003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,525.

How socially vulnerable is tract 38017001003?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 91th, minority 40th, housing 66th.

Is tract 38017001003 considered part of Brunsdale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 38017001003 fall within Brunsdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 38017001003 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.7% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 38017001003 compare to Fargo overall?

Tract 38017001003 scores 4.8/10, 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.

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