Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

West Minot Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 38101010301 · Ward County, ND · pop 5,355 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

The West Minot area of Minot anchors census tract 38101010301, which lands at 3.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 6% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 24% of renter households, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,060 monthly, set against $81,365 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 37% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units2,693

Renter share49.1%

SVI overall0.46

Poverty rate6.1%

Median income$81,365

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Minot and the region

Centroid at 48.2669, -101.3100 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Minot scores 2.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Minot

3.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.8

State political climate

North Dakota legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

6.1% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,060 rent vs county FMR

5.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Minot

3.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Minot

8.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Minot

4.2

How West Minot compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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

43%Socioeconomic
7%Household composition
40%Racial/ethnic minority
87%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.

10.7%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
12.0%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
7.4%Transit barriers
8.5%No health insurance
15.9%Frequent mental distress
26.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Minot

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Minot 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 Ward County average of 3.9 and above 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 46th 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 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% 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 38101010301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38101010301?

Census tract 38101010301 in the West Minot neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 38101010301?

Median gross rent is $1,060/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 38101010301?

6.1% of residents in tract 38101010301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,355.

How socially vulnerable is tract 38101010301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 7th, minority 40th, housing 87th.

Is tract 38101010301 considered part of West Minot?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 38101010301 fall within West Minot (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 38101010301 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 38101010301 compare to Minot overall?

Tract 38101010301 scores 2.7/10, higher than the parent city of Minot at 1.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Minot eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Minot

Top eight tracts in Minot ranked by composite eviction-risk score.