Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
West Central Eviction Risk: Lower , Billings
Tract 30111001803 · Yellowstone County, MT · pop 1,898 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 30111001803 runs through the West Central neighborhood of Billings. With 1,898 residents, it scores 3.9/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #75,498 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $867 a month while the average household earns $80,104 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units895
Renter share21.8%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$80,104
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
31
th percentile
Low
Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Billings and the region
Centroid at 45.7802, -108.5962 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Central scores 2.7
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
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$867 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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 West Central compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 20%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West 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.
- 7.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.5%Food insecurity
- 5.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.1%Transit barriers
- 8.5%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 31.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Central
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 2.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 7.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 30111001803
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 30111001803?
Census tract 30111001803 in the West Central neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 30111001803?
Median gross rent is $867/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 30111001803?
7.2% of residents in tract 30111001803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,898.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 30111001803?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 20th, minority 13th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 30111001803 considered part of West Central?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 30111001803 fall within West Central (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 30111001803 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.8% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 30111001803 compare to Billings overall?
Tract 30111001803 scores 2.7/10, 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.
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Terry
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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West Downtown
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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East Downtown
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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Heights
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Phillips
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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Billings Heights
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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Terry
3.9
/ 10 · Low
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South Central
3.8
/ 10 · Low
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