Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally

University District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Missoula

Tract 30063000501 · Missoula County, MT · pop 3,020 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

30063000501 is a census tract in the University District area of Missoula, MT. It scores 5.7/10 for landlords. Severe burden reaches 50%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 46% Stable renters 18% Owners 36%

Tract context

Occupied units1,434

Renter share63.6%

SVI overall0.40

Poverty rate26.8%

Median income$50,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Missoula and the region

Centroid at 46.8500, -113.9907 · click any tract to drill in

Why University District scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Missoula

8.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Montana legislature & governorship

1.7

Economic stress

26.8% poverty · this tract

6.7

Supply constraint

$890 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Missoula

4.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Missoula

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Missoula

5.5

How University District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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

77%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
22%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within University District. 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.

10.5%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
13.4%Food insecurity
9.5%SNAP enrollment
9.8%Transit barriers
10.1%No health insurance
20.0%Frequent mental distress
27.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University District

Cost burden runs roughly three in four here against 38.9% across Missoula County. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.7/10.

At $890 a month, rents run 25% under what the rest of Missoula commands. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. It sits 1.5 points above the Missoula County average of 4.2.

Running hot, local political climate reads 8/10. Nationally it ranks #21,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the MT average is 3.8, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 30063000501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30063000501?

Census tract 30063000501 in the University District neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 30063000501?

Median gross rent is $890/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 30063000501?

26.8% of residents in tract 30063000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,020.

How socially vulnerable is tract 30063000501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 1th, minority 22th, housing 74th.

Is tract 30063000501 considered part of University District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 30063000501 fall within University District (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 30063000501 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 30063000501 compare to Missoula overall?

Tract 30063000501 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Missoula at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Missoula eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Missoula

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