3 census tracts · pop 15,067 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3–4.6
Heights is a 3-tract neighborhood of Billings, MT and houses 15,067 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Against a Billings baseline of 29.6%, 38% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.6. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10.
Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,238, 9% above the Billings average of $1,138. Among the 15 mapped neighborhoods of Billings, it ranks #7 by risk, the middle third. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $73,158.
33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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
3.7
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Heights vs BillingsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority21%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.2%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility shutoff threat
13.3%Food insecurity
9.5%SNAP enrollment
9.7%No health insurance
32.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Heights?
Heights scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Heights compare to Billings overall?
Heights scores 0.5 points higher than Billings overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,238 vs $1,138.
Q3
What is the average rent in Heights?
Average gross rent in Heights is $1,238/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Heights residents are renters?
33% of Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Billings). The neighborhood has 15,067 residents.
Q5
Is Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Heights sits in the 37th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Heights is census tract 30111000706 (score 4.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.6, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Heights for landlords?
Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Heights?
Heights has 14,642 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.1%), Other / Multiracial (8%), Hispanic / Latino (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
