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Sunnyside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Great Falls

Tract 30013002202 · Cascade County, MT · pop 3,882 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Moderate-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 30013002202 reflects conditions in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Great Falls, Montana. It lands near the 12th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $960 a month while the average household earns $57,500 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 21% Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,478
Renter share42.4%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$57,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Sunnyside
Moderate
Within parent city
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#8 of 19 tracts In Great Falls
Elevated
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#8 of 25 tracts In Cascade County
Elevated
Within state
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#94 of 319 tracts In Montana
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Great Falls and the region

Centroid at 47.4838, -111.2847 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sunnyside scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$960 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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 Sunnyside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sunnyside risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 002202Great Falls: 2.12.1Great Fallsparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sunnyside

What moves this score most is economic stress at 3.8/10. 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 about the same as 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 30013002202

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30013002202?

Census tract 30013002202 in the Sunnyside neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 30013002202?

Median gross rent is $960/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 30013002202?

15.3% of residents in tract 30013002202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,882.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 30013002202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 47th, minority 45th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 30013002202 considered part of Sunnyside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 30013002202 fall within Sunnyside (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 30013002202 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.0% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 30013002202 compare to Great Falls overall?

Tract 30013002202 scores 4.2/10, 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.

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