Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Kalispell West Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 30029000802 · Flathead County, MT · pop 6,425 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
With a score of 3.8/10, tract 30029000802 in the Kalispell West area of Kalispell, MT reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,425 residents. The severe-burden share is 41%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,327
Renter share15.6%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate9.2%
Median income$78,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kalispell and the region
Centroid at 48.1793, -114.3555 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kalispell West scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kalispell
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
Montana legislature & governorship
1.7
Economic stress
9.2% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,441 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kalispell
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kalispell
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kalispell
6.4
How Kalispell West compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.0%Food insecurity
- 6.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 8.0%No health insurance
- 15.9%Frequent mental distress
- 27.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kalispell West
Against Flathead County at 44.9%, 81% of renters here are cost-burdened. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.3/10.
At $1,441 a month, rents run 34% over what the rest of Kalispell commands. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.7/10.
Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10. SNAP participation runs 6.0% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 9.0% against 17.8% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 16% 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.
Social vulnerability reads 5.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. It tracks the Flathead County average of 3.8 closely. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $78,125.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 30029000802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30029000802?
Census tract 30029000802 in the Kalispell West 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 30029000802?
Median gross rent is $1,441/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 30029000802?
9.2% of residents in tract 30029000802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,425.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 30029000802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 68th, minority 16th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 30029000802 considered part of Kalispell West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 30029000802 fall within Kalispell West (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 30029000802 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 30029000802 compare to Kalispell overall?
Tract 30029000802 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Kalispell at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kalispell eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kalispell
Top eight tracts in Kalispell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MT
Downtown
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Northwest
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Kalispell North
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Downtown
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Downtown
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
30029001202
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MT
Evergreen West
3.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MT
Northridge Heights
3.2
/ 10 · Low
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