Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kalispell

Tract 30029001000 · Flathead County, MT · pop 2,151 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

How risky is the Downtown area of Kalispell for landlords? Census tract 30029001000 scores 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $657 a month against an average household income of $30,099 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 23% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units1,301

Renter share61.7%

SVI overall0.65

Poverty rate24.0%

Median income$30,099

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kalispell and the region

Centroid at 48.1957, -114.3150 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Kalispell

4.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.5

State political climate

Montana legislature & governorship

1.7

Economic stress

24.0% poverty · this tract

6.0

Supply constraint

$657 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Kalispell

7.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Kalispell

8.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Kalispell

6.4

How Downtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 65

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

63%Socioeconomic
32%Household composition
12%Racial/ethnic minority
91%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown. 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.

13.6%Housing insecurity
10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
19.1%Food insecurity
16.7%SNAP enrollment
11.6%Transit barriers
13.0%No health insurance
19.0%Frequent mental distress
40.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 Kalispell eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.7% 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 30029001000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30029001000?

Census tract 30029001000 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 30029001000?

Median gross rent is $657/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 30029001000?

24.0% of residents in tract 30029001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,151.

How socially vulnerable is tract 30029001000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 32th, minority 12th, housing 91th.

Is tract 30029001000 considered part of Downtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 30029001000 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 30029001000 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.6% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 30029001000 compare to Kalispell overall?

Tract 30029001000 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Kalispell at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kalispell eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kalispell

Top eight tracts in Kalispell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.