1 census tracts · pop 3,083 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Pioneer is a one-tract neighborhood of Butte, MT, population 3,083. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 49%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 84% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Annualized rent equals 36% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Average gross rent is $618, 28% below the Butte average of $856.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.4/10. SNAP participation is 32.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
about a quarter of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, below the Butte rate of 29.0%. 19.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of Butte, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Westside and Silver Bow Park score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pioneer vs ButteHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pioneer
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.2%Housing insecurity
17.4%Utility shutoff threat
33.8%Food insecurity
32.3%SNAP enrollment
19.2%No health insurance
46.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pioneer
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pioneer?
Pioneer scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Pioneer compare to Butte overall?
Pioneer scores 1.4 points higher than Butte overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $618 vs $856.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pioneer?
Average gross rent in Pioneer is $618/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pioneer residents are renters?
84% of Pioneer households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Butte). The neighborhood has 3,083 residents.
Q5
Is Pioneer a high social-vulnerability area?
Pioneer sits in the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Pioneer for landlords?
Pioneer carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Butte as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pioneer?
Pioneer has 2,834 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.6%), Other / Multiracial (13.2%), Hispanic / Latino (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
