Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Eviction Risk: Lower , Kalispell

Tract 30029001101 · Flathead County, MT · pop 3,272 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Moderate-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 30029001101 reflects conditions in the Downtown area of Kalispell, Montana. That is riskier than about 38% of US census tracts.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $962 a month while the average household earns $42,644 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 26% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units1,519

Renter share55.3%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate12.9%

Median income$42,644

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kalispell and the region

Centroid at 48.1921, -114.3261 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown scores 3.9

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

12.9% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$962 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: 70

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

77%Socioeconomic
28%Household composition
12%Racial/ethnic minority
90%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.

11.7%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
14.3%Food insecurity
10.8%SNAP enrollment
9.1%Transit barriers
11.0%No health insurance
18.8%Frequent mental distress
31.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown

What moves this score most is 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 70th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 30029001101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30029001101?

Census tract 30029001101 in the Downtown neighborhood 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.

What is the average rent in tract 30029001101?

Median gross rent is $962/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 30029001101?

12.9% of residents in tract 30029001101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,272.

How socially vulnerable is tract 30029001101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 28th, minority 12th, housing 90th.

Is tract 30029001101 considered part of Downtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 30029001101 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 30029001101 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.7% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 30029001101 compare to Kalispell overall?

Tract 30029001101 scores 3.9/10, 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.