Neighborhood · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally

South Central Eviction Risk: Moderate , Billings

Tract 30111000902 · Yellowstone County, MT · pop 5,394 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

With a score of 4.4/10, tract 30111000902 in the South Central area of Billings, MT reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,394. Cost burden runs 28% here against 44.5% across Yellowstone County.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 24% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units1,927

Renter share33.0%

SVI overall0.63

Poverty rate15.3%

Median income$52,202

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Billings and the region

Centroid at 45.7619, -108.5063 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Central scores 4.4

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

15.3% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$911 rent vs county FMR

1.6

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: 63

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

60%Socioeconomic
41%Household composition
50%Racial/ethnic minority
73%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.

13.4%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
17.2%Food insecurity
11.6%SNAP enrollment
10.1%Transit barriers
12.6%No health insurance
20.3%Frequent mental distress
34.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Central

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.6/10.

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.7/10. At $911 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Billings commands.

Severe burden reaches 12%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. It sits 0.8 points above the Yellowstone County average of 3.6.

Nationally it ranks #42,813 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $52,202.

33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 30111000902

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30111000902?

Census tract 30111000902 in the South Central neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 30111000902?

Median gross rent is $911/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 30111000902?

15.3% of residents in tract 30111000902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,394.

How socially vulnerable is tract 30111000902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 41th, minority 50th, housing 73th.

Is tract 30111000902 considered part of South Central?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 30111000902 fall within South Central (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 30111000902 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.4% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 30111000902 compare to Billings overall?

Tract 30111000902 scores 4.4/10, 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.