Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Olney Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 30029000101 ·
Flathead County, MT · pop 1,045 · 1% of tract blocks fall in Olney
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 30029000101 (Olney, Montana) comes in at 3.1/10, the Lower tier. It lands near the 2nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
11% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $697 a month while the average household earns $62,361 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%Stable renters 23%Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units385
Renter share25.7%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate14.2%
Median income$62,361
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Olney
Moderate
Within county
81th percentile
#7 of 32 tracts In Flathead County
High
Within state
62th percentile
#121 of 319 tracts In Montana
Elevated
National
49th percentile
#42,763 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Olney and the region
Centroid at 48.6404, -114.1930 · click any tract to drill in
Why Olney scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Olney
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
Montana legislature & governorship
1.7
Economic stress
14.2% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$697 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Olney
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Olney
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Olney
1.1
How Olney compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
9.2%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
12.0%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
7.4%Transit barriers
9.4%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
35.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Olney
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Olney, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Flathead County average of 4.5 and below the Montana statewide average of 4.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 30029000101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30029000101?
Census tract 30029000101 in Olney scores 3.9/10 (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 30029000101?
Median gross rent is $697/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 30029000101?
14.2% of residents in tract 30029000101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,045.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 30029000101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 34th, minority 29th, housing 35th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 30029000101 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 30029000101 compare to Olney overall?
Tract 30029000101 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Olney at 1.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Olney; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.