Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 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
Eviction risk in Columbia Falls eviction risk centers on tract 30029000201, which scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,948 residents. That is riskier than about 25% of US census tracts.
37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,176 a month against an average household income of $77,528 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 20% 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 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
77
th percentile
High
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
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
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Columbia 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 Flathead County average of 4.5 and above 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 19th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% 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 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, higher than the parent city of Columbia Falls at 2.4/10. 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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