Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Helena Flats Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 30029000602 · Flathead County, MT · pop 4,280 · 27% of tract blocks fall in Helena Flats

Tract 30029000602 sits in Helena eviction risk Flats, MT, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.3/10.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 10% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units1,550

Renter share15.6%

SVI overall0.22

Poverty rate7.7%

Median income$80,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Helena Flats and the region

Centroid at 48.2634, -114.1544 · click any tract to drill in

Why Helena Flats scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Helena Flats

4.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.5

State political climate

Montana legislature & governorship

1.7

Economic stress

7.7% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$1,047 rent vs county FMR

1.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Helena Flats

1.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Helena Flats

3.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Helena Flats

1.9

How Helena Flats compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

32%Socioeconomic
15%Household composition
13%Racial/ethnic minority
37%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.

8.1%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
6.7%SNAP enrollment
6.4%Transit barriers
8.1%No health insurance
15.4%Frequent mental distress
30.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Helena Flats

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.4/10. 35% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Flathead County average of 44.9%. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.7/10.

15% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. SNAP participation runs 6.7% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 9.6% against 17.8% nationally.

It sits 0.8 points below the Flathead County average of 3.8. That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

At 16% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $80,000, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 30029000602

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30029000602?

Census tract 30029000602 in Helena Flats scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 30029000602?

Median gross rent is $1,047/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 30029000602?

7.7% of residents in tract 30029000602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,280.

How socially vulnerable is tract 30029000602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 15th, minority 13th, housing 37th.

What share of households in tract 30029000602 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 30029000602 compare to Helena Flats overall?

Tract 30029000602 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Helena Flats at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Helena eviction risk Flats; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.