Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Gallatin Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Four Corners
Tract 30031000202 · Gallatin County, MT · pop 6,009 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Here is how census tract 30031000202, in the Gallatin Heights neighborhood of Four Corners eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.3/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 6,009. It lands near the 18th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,720 a month against an average household income of $85,313 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,336
Renter share17.0%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$85,313
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Four Corners and the region
Centroid at 45.7364, -111.1819 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gallatin Heights scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Four Corners
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Montana legislature & governorship
1.7
Economic stress
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,720 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Four Corners
2.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Four Corners
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Four Corners
2.9
How Gallatin Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.8%Food insecurity
- 6.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 8.0%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 24.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gallatin Heights
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 4.6/10. 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 Four Corners eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Gallatin County average of 4.7 and in line with the Montana statewide average of 4.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 30031000202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30031000202?
Census tract 30031000202 in the Gallatin Heights neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 30031000202?
Median gross rent is $1,720/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 30031000202?
8.1% of residents in tract 30031000202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,009.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 30031000202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 6th, minority 10th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 30031000202 considered part of Gallatin Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 30031000202 fall within Gallatin Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 30031000202 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 30031000202 compare to Four Corners overall?
Tract 30031000202 scores 2.4/10, higher than the parent city of Four Corners at 1.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Four Corners eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Four Corners
Top eight tracts in Four Corners ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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