Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Sioux Falls

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

46099000701 is a census tract in the Downtown area of Sioux Falls, SD. It scores 4.6/10 for landlords. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

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 4.6

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

This is renter territory: 82% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10.

Average gross rent is $762, 26% below the Sioux Falls average. Cost burden runs 29% here against 35.2% across Minnehaha County.

12% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 1.0 points above the Minnehaha County average of 3.6. Nationally it ranks #39,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.8/10. Statewide the SD average is 3.6, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $49,736.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 46099000701

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

Census tract 46099000701 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate 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 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Sioux Falls at 3.2/10. 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.