Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Marlowe Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54003971103 · Berkeley County, WV · pop 1,797 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
In the Marlowe area of Berkeley, census tract 54003971103 scores 4.1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 13% of US census tracts.
About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $965 a month against an average household income of $53,542 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units777
Renter share17.1%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$53,542
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Berkeley County and the region
Centroid at 39.5944, -77.8516 · click any tract to drill in
Why Marlowe scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
1.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$965 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Marlowe compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%Housing & transportation
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.
- 13.3%Housing insecurity
- 12.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.6%Food insecurity
- 19.6%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 9.3%No health insurance
- 21.6%Frequent mental distress
- 41.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Marlowe
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by West Virginia eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Berkeley County average of 4.1 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 12th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 54003971103
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54003971103?
Census tract 54003971103 in the Marlowe neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 54003971103?
Median gross rent is $965/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54003971103?
9.9% of residents in tract 54003971103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,797.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54003971103?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 14th, minority 14th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 54003971103 considered part of Marlowe?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54003971103 fall within Marlowe (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54003971103 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.3% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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