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Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Bennett Eviction Risk: Lower , Fargo

Tract 38017040505 · Cass County, ND · pop 5,437 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Bennett neighborhood of Fargo is where census tract 38017040505 sits, home to 5,437 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 2.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #82,832 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,230 monthly, set against $113,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 20% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units2,133
Renter share30.3%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$113,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Bennett
Moderate
Within parent city
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 30 tracts In Fargo
Very Low
Within county
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#31 of 44 tracts In Cass County
Low
Within state
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#190 of 228 tracts In North Dakota
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fargo and the region

Centroid at 46.7963, -96.8180 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bennett scores 2.1

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
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,230 rent vs county FMR
7.2
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 Bennett compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bennett risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.12.1This tracttract 040505Fargo: 1.81.8Fargoparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.13.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bennett

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.2/10. 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 in line with the North Dakota statewide average of 3.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th 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.

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 4.1% 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 38017040505

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38017040505?

Census tract 38017040505 in the Bennett neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 38017040505?

Median gross rent is $1,230/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 38017040505?

2.4% of residents in tract 38017040505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,437.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 38017040505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 31th, minority 3th, housing 21th.
Q5

Is tract 38017040505 considered part of Bennett?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 38017040505 fall within Bennett (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 38017040505 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 38017040505 compare to Fargo overall?

Tract 38017040505 scores 2.1/10, 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.

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