Neighborhood · Ranked #65,414 of 84,120 nationally
West Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower , Minot
Tract 38101010500 ·
Ward County, ND · pop 5,517 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
With a score of 3.1/10, tract 38101010500 in the West Oaks area of Minot, ND reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,517. Cost burden runs 59% here against 34.0% across Ward County.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%Stable renters 6%Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,356
Renter share14.1%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$88,485
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In West Oaks
Very High
Within parent city
22th percentile
#8 of 10 tracts In Minot
Low
Within county
40th percentile
#10 of 16 tracts In Ward County
Moderate
Within state
41th percentile
#135 of 228 tracts In North Dakota
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Minot and the region
Centroid at 48.2221, -101.3166 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Oaks scores 3.1
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
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,026 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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 Oaks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
7.5%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
4.8%SNAP enrollment
5.2%Transit barriers
6.2%No health insurance
13.4%Frequent mental distress
26.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Oaks
The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.3/10.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
SNAP participation runs 4.8% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 8.2% against 17.8% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #65,414 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 14% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.1/10.
Against average income of $88,485, annual rent is just 14%. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 38101010500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38101010500?
Census tract 38101010500 in the West Oaks 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 38101010500?
Median gross rent is $1,026/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 38101010500?
5.1% of residents in tract 38101010500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,517.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 38101010500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 31th, minority 23th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 38101010500 considered part of West Oaks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 38101010500 fall within West Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 38101010500 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.5% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 38101010500 compare to Minot overall?
Tract 38101010500 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Minot at 3.6/10. 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.
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