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Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Hecla Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 46013952000 · Brown County, SD · pop 4,078 · 3% of tract blocks fall in Hecla

46013952000 is a census tract in Hecla, SD. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,078. Against Brown County at 34.8%, 18% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 11% Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,679
Renter share13.3%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$80,982

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Hecla
Moderate
Within county
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 8 tracts In Brown County
Very Low
Within state
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#163 of 242 tracts In South Dakota
Low
National
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hecla and the region

Centroid at 45.6979, -98.3627 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hecla scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hecla
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
South Dakota legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,136 rent vs county FMR
8.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hecla
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hecla
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hecla
1.7

How Hecla compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hecla risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 9520003.1Heclaparent city3.6Countyavg tract in county3.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hecla

Pulling hardest the other way is court filing pressure at 0.6/10. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. The voucher gap is 30.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.

On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.3/10. The severe-burden share is 10%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Against the Brown County average of 3.6, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points.

That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Only 13% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.7/10.

Against average income of $80,982, annual rent is just 17%. 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.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 46013952000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 46013952000?

Census tract 46013952000 in Hecla scores 3/10 (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 46013952000?

Median gross rent is $1,136/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 46013952000?

5.4% of residents in tract 46013952000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,078.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 46013952000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 17th, minority 5th, housing 19th.
Q5

How does tract 46013952000 compare to Hecla overall?

Tract 46013952000 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Hecla at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hecla; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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