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Norton Ranch Eviction Risk: Lower , Bozeman

Tract 30031000505 · Gallatin County, MT · pop 6,248 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

With a score of 4.8/10, tract 30031000505 in the Norton Ranch neighborhood of Bozeman ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 6,248 residents. That is riskier than about 32% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,896 a month against an average household income of $107,241 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 24% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units2,670

Renter share40.9%

SVI overall0.15

Poverty rate10.5%

Median income$107,241

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bozeman and the region

Centroid at 45.6759, -111.1150 · click any tract to drill in

Why Norton Ranch scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Bozeman

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

Montana legislature & governorship

1.7

Economic stress

10.5% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$1,896 rent vs county FMR

4.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Bozeman

3.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Bozeman

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Bozeman

4.5

How Norton Ranch compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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

28%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
18%Racial/ethnic minority
66%Housing & transportation

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.

7.7%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
8.8%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
6.7%Transit barriers
8.7%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
22.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Norton Ranch

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.5/10. 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 Bozeman 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 Gallatin County average of 4.7 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 15th 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 7.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% 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 30031000505

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30031000505?

Census tract 30031000505 in the Norton Ranch neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 30031000505?

Median gross rent is $1,896/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 30031000505?

10.5% of residents in tract 30031000505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,248.

How socially vulnerable is tract 30031000505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 1th, minority 18th, housing 66th.

Is tract 30031000505 considered part of Norton Ranch?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 30031000505 fall within Norton Ranch (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 30031000505 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 30031000505 compare to Bozeman overall?

Tract 30031000505 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Bozeman at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bozeman eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bozeman

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