Neighborhood · Billings, MT

Billings Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 8,946 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10 · range 3–4.6

Billings Heights is a 2-tract suburb of Billings, MT, population 8,946. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, Lower tier. 50% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Billings rate of 29.6%.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.

Average gross rent is $1,317, 16% above the Billings average of $1,138. That places it #9 of 15 neighborhoods in Billings.

Only 15% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are North Elevation and West End. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $71,445.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

2 tracts · population-weighted

Billings Heights vs Billings How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

50.1% +69%

Billings: 29.6%

Average gross rent

$1,317 +16%

Billings: $1,138

Average HH income

$71,445 -1%

Billings: $71,855

Poverty rate

11.2% +6%

Billings: 10.6%

Renter share

15.1% -57%

Billings: 35.2%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Billings Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–4.6

Why Billings Heights scores 3.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.7–1.7 across tracts

1.7

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.8–3.8 across tracts

3.8

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts

3.0

Rent control risk

50% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

15% renter households · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts

2.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts

2.5

Economic stress

11.2% below poverty line · Range 1.9–5.8 across tracts

2.8

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts

4.6

Risk score comparison

Billings Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Census tracts

2 tracts in Billings Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
30111000708	4.6	2,120	66%	$1,318
30111000707	3	6,826	45%	$1,317

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 34

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 29%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 61%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 31%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 36%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Billings Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

11.0%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility shutoff threat
14.0%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
10.0%No health insurance
33.5%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Billings Heights

What is the eviction-risk score for Billings Heights?

Billings Heights scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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.

How does Billings Heights compare to Billings overall?

Billings Heights scores 0.2 points higher than Billings overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,317 vs $1,138.

What is the average rent in Billings Heights?

Average gross rent in Billings eviction risk Heights is $1,317/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Billings Heights residents are renters?

15% of Billings Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Billings). The neighborhood has 8,946 residents.

Is Billings Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Billings Heights sits in the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Billings Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Billings Heights is census tract 30111000708 (score 4.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.6, a spread of 1.6 points.

How safe is Billings Heights for landlords?

Billings eviction risk Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Billings as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Billings Heights?

Billings Heights has 8,859 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.3%), Other / Multiracial (11.4%), Hispanic / Latino (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Billings Heights

3.9 Heights 3 tracts · pop 15,067 3 Highland 3 tracts · pop 10,821 4.6 Terry 2 tracts · pop 7,179 3.9 South Central 2 tracts · pop 9,776 3.7 East Central 2 tracts · pop 8,752 3 Cameron Park 2 tracts · pop 8,677

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Billings

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Billings Heights.

3.3 North Elevation 1 tracts · pop 3,598 3.7 West End 2 tracts · pop 10,208 3.7 Heights 3 tracts · pop 15,067 3.7 East Central 2 tracts · pop 8,752 3 Cameron Park 2 tracts · pop 8,677 3 Ironwood 1 tracts · pop 7,425

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