Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Eviction Risk: Lower , Sioux Falls

Tract 46099000701 · Minnehaha County, SD · pop 1,906 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 46099000701 (the Downtown neighborhood of Sioux Falls, South Dakota) comes in at 2.7/10, the Lower tier. That places it near the bottom of the national scale, one of the easier tracts in the country for landlords.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 29% of renter households, a moderate level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $762 monthly, set against $49,736 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 82% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 58% Owners 18%

Tract context

Occupied units1,453

Renter share81.6%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate15.5%

Median income$49,736

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sioux Falls and the region

Centroid at 43.5453, -96.7275 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown scores 3.8

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

15.5% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$762 rent vs county FMR

2.4

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 Downtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

66%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
50%Racial/ethnic minority
55%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 3.9/10. 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd 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.

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 46099000701

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 46099000701?

Census tract 46099000701 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 46099000701?

Median gross rent is $762/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 46099000701?

15.5% of residents in tract 46099000701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,906.

How socially vulnerable is tract 46099000701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 4th, minority 50th, housing 55th.

Is tract 46099000701 considered part of Downtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 46099000701 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 46099000701 compare to Sioux Falls overall?

Tract 46099000701 scores 3.8/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sioux Falls

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