Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Billings
Tract 30111000705 · Yellowstone County, MT · pop 4,155 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 4.1/10, tract 30111000705 in the Heights neighborhood of Billings ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,155 residents. On the national scale it ranks #72,636 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,142 monthly, set against $70,543 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,586
Renter share40.8%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate16.9%
Median income$70,543
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Billings and the region
Centroid at 45.8209, -108.4968 · click any tract to drill in
Why Heights scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Billings
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Montana legislature & governorship
1.7
Economic stress
16.9% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,142 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Billings
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Billings
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Billings
2.5
How Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Heights. 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
- 8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.3%Food insecurity
- 11.5%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 10.4%No health insurance
- 20.2%Frequent mental distress
- 33.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Heights
What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Billings 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 Yellowstone County average of 3.9 and in line with 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 8.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th 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 30111000705
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30111000705?
Census tract 30111000705 in the Heights neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 30111000705?
Median gross rent is $1,142/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 30111000705?
16.9% of residents in tract 30111000705 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,155.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 30111000705?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 60th, minority 43th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 30111000705 considered part of Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 30111000705 fall within Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 30111000705 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 30111000705 compare to Billings overall?
Tract 30111000705 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Billings at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Billings eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Billings
Top eight tracts in Billings ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MT
Terry
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
West Downtown
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
East Downtown
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Heights
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Billings Heights
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Phillips
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MT
Terry
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MT
South Central
3.8
/ 10 · Low
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