1 census tracts · pop 7,425 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Ironwood maps to a single census tract in Billings, MT, population 7,425. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 51% against 29.6% citywide, putting Ironwood 21.2% over its own city.
At $1,617 a month, rents sit 42% over what the rest of Billings commands. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10.
The voucher gap is 17.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. SNAP participation is 3.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
5.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 15 mapped neighborhoods of Billings, it ranks #12 by risk, the lower third.
Only 9% 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. For a like-for-like read, Cameron Park and West Central score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $152,029, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ironwood vs BillingsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority5%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ironwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.1%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility shutoff threat
5.5%Food insecurity
3.2%SNAP enrollment
5.0%No health insurance
24.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ironwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ironwood?
Ironwood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Ironwood compare to Billings overall?
Ironwood scores 0.2 points lower than Billings overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,617 vs $1,138.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ironwood?
Average gross rent in Ironwood is $1,617/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ironwood residents are renters?
9% of Ironwood households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Billings). The neighborhood has 7,425 residents.
Q5
Is Ironwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Ironwood sits in the 2nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Ironwood for landlords?
Ironwood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Billings as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ironwood?
Ironwood has 7,805 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (93.9%), Other / Multiracial (4%), Hispanic / Latino (1.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
