Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally
Bigfork Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 30029001305 · Flathead County, MT · pop 1,658 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Bigfork
Tract 30029001305 sits in Bigfork eviction risk, MT, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.9/10. The severe-burden share is 47%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units883
Renter share16.1%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$67,991
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
National
40
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bigfork and the region
Centroid at 48.1079, -113.9613 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bigfork scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bigfork
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
Montana legislature & governorship
1.7
Economic stress
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,409 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bigfork
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bigfork
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bigfork
5.4
How Bigfork compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%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.
- 7.5%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.4%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 32.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bigfork
61% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Flathead County average of 44.9%. Average gross rent is $1,409, 39% above the Bigfork average. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.4/10.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.7/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.2/10.
Food insecurity runs 9.4% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 6.9% against 15.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #50,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 16% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.4/10. 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 25% of average household income of $67,991.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 30029001305
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30029001305?
Census tract 30029001305 in Bigfork 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 30029001305?
Median gross rent is $1,409/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 30029001305?
13.9% of residents in tract 30029001305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,658.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 30029001305?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 16th, minority 12th, housing 70th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 30029001305 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.5% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 30029001305 compare to Bigfork overall?
Tract 30029001305 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Bigfork at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bigfork eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bigfork
Top eight tracts in Bigfork ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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