Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally

Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Billings

Tract 30111000705 · Yellowstone County, MT · pop 4,155 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

30111000705 is a census tract in the Heights area of Billings, MT. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,155 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

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.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Billings and the region

Centroid at 45.8209, -108.4968 · click any tract to drill in

Why Heights scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.7/10. Running cool, tenant-organizing strength reads 2/10.

Severe burden reaches 14%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

Social vulnerability reads 6.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. 46% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

It tracks the Yellowstone County average of 3.6 closely. Average gross rent is $1,142, close to the Billings average. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $70,543.

41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 30111000705

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30111000705?

Census tract 30111000705 in the Heights neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 30111000705?

Median gross rent is $1,142/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 30111000705 compare to Billings overall?

Tract 30111000705 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Billings at 3.2/10. 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.