Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Westside Eviction Risk: Lower , Great Falls
Tract 30013001800 · Cascade County, MT · pop 3,708 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 30013001800 runs through the Westside area of Great Falls. With 3,708 residents, it scores 4.2/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #70,918 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,180 a month while the average household earns $81,799 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,449
Renter share13.2%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$81,799
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Great Falls and the region
Centroid at 47.5256, -111.3229 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westside scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Great Falls
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Montana legislature & governorship
1.7
Economic stress
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,180 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Great Falls
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Great Falls
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Great Falls
2.0
How Westside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westside. 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.
- 9.7%Housing insecurity
- 7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.9%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.8%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 19.1%Frequent mental distress
- 36.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westside
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 4.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Great Falls eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cascade County average of 3.8 and in line with the Montana statewide average of 4.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 30013001800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30013001800?
Census tract 30013001800 in the Westside neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 30013001800?
Median gross rent is $1,180/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 30013001800?
15.9% of residents in tract 30013001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,708.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 30013001800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 57th, minority 28th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 30013001800 considered part of Westside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 30013001800 fall within Westside (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 30013001800 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.7% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 30013001800 compare to Great Falls overall?
Tract 30013001800 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Great Falls at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Great Falls eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Great Falls
Top eight tracts in Great Falls ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MT
Downtown
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MT
Downtown
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MT
Central
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Downtown
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
30013002100
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Downtown
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Westside
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Sunnyside
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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