Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Billings
Tract 30111000706 · Yellowstone County, MT · pop 3,976 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
30111000706 is a census tract in the Heights area of Billings, MT. It scores 4.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,976. The severe-burden share is 31%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units2,136
Renter share44.6%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate23.2%
Median income$47,599
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Billings and the region
Centroid at 45.8159, -108.4749 · click any tract to drill in
Why Heights scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Billings
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Montana legislature & governorship
1.7
Economic stress
23.2% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$1,154 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Billings
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Billings
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Billings
2.5
How Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Heights. 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.
- 13.3%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.9%Food insecurity
- 14.8%SNAP enrollment
- 10.9%Transit barriers
- 12.6%No health insurance
- 20.6%Frequent mental distress
- 39.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Heights
Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.7/10.
Cost burden runs 52% here against 44.5% across Yellowstone County. On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 2/10.
The poverty rate is 23%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. It sits 1.0 points above the Yellowstone County average of 3.6.
That is riskier than roughly 53% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 6.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Average gross rent is $1,154, close to the Billings average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $47,599. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 30111000706
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30111000706?
Census tract 30111000706 in the Heights neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate 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 30111000706?
Median gross rent is $1,154/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 30111000706?
23.2% of residents in tract 30111000706 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,976.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 30111000706?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 58th, minority 27th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 30111000706 considered part of Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 30111000706 fall within Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 30111000706 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.3% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 30111000706 compare to Billings overall?
Tract 30111000706 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Billings at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Billings eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Billings
Top eight tracts in Billings ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MT
Billings Heights
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Terry
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
East Downtown
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Phillips
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Terry
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
West Downtown
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
South Central
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
West End
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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