Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Columbia Falls Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 30029000201 · Flathead County, MT · pop 4,948 · 17% of tract blocks fall in Columbia Falls
Tract 30029000201 sits in Columbia Falls eviction risk, MT, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.8/10. It is home to 4,948 residents. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty at 1.5/10.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,907
Renter share19.9%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$77,528
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
National
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia Falls and the region
Centroid at 48.4310, -114.1633 · click any tract to drill in
Why Columbia Falls scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Columbia Falls
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
Montana legislature & governorship
1.7
Economic stress
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,176 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbia Falls
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbia Falls
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbia Falls
7.0
How Columbia Falls compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 9.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.9%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 31.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Columbia Falls
On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.7/10. Against Flathead County at 44.9%, 37% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.2/10. 12% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Average gross rent is $1,176, 16% above the Columbia Falls average.
SNAP participation runs 7.4% against 15.2% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 38% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. At 20% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.7/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Flathead County average of 3.8 closely.
Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $77,528.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 30029000201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30029000201?
Census tract 30029000201 in Columbia Falls 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 30029000201?
Median gross rent is $1,176/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 30029000201?
9.5% of residents in tract 30029000201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,948.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 30029000201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 7th, minority 9th, housing 50th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 30029000201 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.1% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 30029000201 compare to Columbia Falls overall?
Tract 30029000201 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Columbia Falls at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbia 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 Columbia Falls
Top eight tracts in Columbia Falls ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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