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Cactus Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Sioux Falls

Tract 46099000408 · Minnehaha County, SD · pop 4,422 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 46099000408 covers Cactus Heights in Sioux Falls in South Dakota. Home to 4,422 residents, it scores 2.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 1% of US census tracts.

About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $793 a month while the average household earns $95,484 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 17% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units1,462

Renter share27.6%

SVI overall0.93

Poverty rate11.4%

Median income$95,484

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sioux Falls and the region

Centroid at 43.5658, -96.6657 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cactus Heights scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Sioux Falls

2.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

South Dakota legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

11.4% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$793 rent vs county FMR

2.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Sioux Falls

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Sioux Falls

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Sioux Falls

1.5

How Cactus Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

80%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
65%Racial/ethnic minority
97%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cactus Heights

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 2.9/10. 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 Sioux Falls 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 Minnehaha County average of 2.9 and below the South Dakota statewide average of 3.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 46099000408

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 46099000408?

Census tract 46099000408 in the Cactus Heights neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 46099000408?

Median gross rent is $793/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 46099000408?

11.4% of residents in tract 46099000408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,422.

How socially vulnerable is tract 46099000408?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 87th, minority 65th, housing 97th.

Is tract 46099000408 considered part of Cactus Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 46099000408 fall within Cactus Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 46099000408 compare to Sioux Falls overall?

Tract 46099000408 scores 2.8/10, higher than the parent city of Sioux Falls at 1.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sioux Falls eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

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