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South Central Eviction Risk: Lower , Billings

Tract 30111000901 · Yellowstone County, MT · pop 4,382 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

The South Central area of Billings is where census tract 30111000901 sits, home to 4,382 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. It lands near the 12th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,089 a month while the average household earns $70,512 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 12% Owners 76%

Tract context

Occupied units2,101

Renter share23.9%

SVI overall0.42

Poverty rate10.8%

Median income$70,512

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Billings and the region

Centroid at 45.7470, -108.5314 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Central scores 3.1

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

10.8% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$1,089 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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 South Central compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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

48%Socioeconomic
31%Household composition
28%Racial/ethnic minority
50%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Central. 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.

10.2%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
12.4%Food insecurity
8.2%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
9.7%No health insurance
18.8%Frequent mental distress
30.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Central

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 2.9/10. 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 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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 30111000901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30111000901?

Census tract 30111000901 in the South Central neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 30111000901?

Median gross rent is $1,089/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 30111000901?

10.8% of residents in tract 30111000901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,382.

How socially vulnerable is tract 30111000901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 31th, minority 28th, housing 50th.

Is tract 30111000901 considered part of South Central?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 30111000901 fall within South Central (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 30111000901 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.2% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 30111000901 compare to Billings overall?

Tract 30111000901 scores 3.1/10, 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.