Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally

Kalispell Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 30029001202 · Flathead County, MT · pop 5,262 · 33% of tract blocks fall in Kalispell

With a score of 3.8/10, tract 30029001202 in Kalispell, MT reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,262 residents. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty at 1.3/10.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 12% Owners 81%

Tract context

Occupied units1,966

Renter share19.3%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate9.0%

Median income$75,728

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kalispell and the region

Centroid at 48.1862, -114.2526 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kalispell scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

9.0% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,184 rent vs county FMR

2.2

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 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

45%Socioeconomic
51%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
77%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.

9.3%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
10.8%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
9.3%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
30.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kalispell

20% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.7/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10. Against Flathead County at 44.9%, 38% of renters here are cost-burdened. SNAP participation runs 7.3% against 15.2% nationally.

Food insecurity runs 10.8% against 17.8% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,184, 10% above the Kalispell average.

Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 19% 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 5.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Flathead County average of 3.8 closely.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 30029001202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30029001202?

Census tract 30029001202 in Kalispell 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 30029001202?

Median gross rent is $1,184/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 30029001202?

9.0% of residents in tract 30029001202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,262.

How socially vulnerable is tract 30029001202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 51th, minority 17th, housing 77th.

What share of households in tract 30029001202 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.3% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 30029001202 compare to Kalispell overall?

Tract 30029001202 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.