Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Columbia Falls Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 30029000203 · Flathead County, MT · pop 4,748 · 85% of tract blocks fall in Columbia Falls
The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 30029000203 reflects conditions in Columbia Falls in Flathead County, Montana. That is riskier than about 42% of US census tracts.
About 59% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $918 monthly, set against $63,652 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,980
Renter share32.5%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate15.4%
Median income$63,652
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia Falls and the region
Centroid at 48.3183, -114.2218 · click any tract to drill in
Why Columbia Falls scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Columbia Falls
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
Montana legislature & governorship
1.7
Economic stress
15.4% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$918 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbia Falls
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbia Falls
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbia Falls
7.0
How Columbia Falls compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 10.5%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.5%Food insecurity
- 10.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 34.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Columbia Falls
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Columbia Falls eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Flathead County average of 4.5 and above the Montana statewide average of 4.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 67th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 30029000203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30029000203?
Census tract 30029000203 in Columbia Falls scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 30029000203?
Median gross rent is $918/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 30029000203?
15.4% of residents in tract 30029000203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,748.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 30029000203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 52th, minority 18th, housing 64th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 30029000203 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.5% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 30029000203 compare to Columbia Falls overall?
Tract 30029000203 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Columbia Falls at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbia 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 Columbia Falls
Top eight tracts in Columbia Falls ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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