Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Spring Mills Eviction Risk: Lower , Falling Waters
Tract 54003971105 · Berkeley County, WV · pop 4,528 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 54003971105 sits in the Spring Mills area of Falling Waters, West Virginia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. That is riskier than roughly 15% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,145 a month against an average household income of $81,389 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units2,372
Renter share7.0%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$81,389
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
7
th percentile
Very Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Falling Waters and the region
Centroid at 39.5513, -77.9318 · click any tract to drill in
Why Spring Mills scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Falling Waters
1.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,145 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Falling Waters
1.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Falling Waters
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Falling Waters
5.0
How Spring Mills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Spring Mills. 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.
- 11.1%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.3%Food insecurity
- 11.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.2%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 20.6%Frequent mental distress
- 33.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Spring Mills
What moves this score most 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 inherited from Falling Waters, 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 17th 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 11.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% 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 54003971105
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54003971105?
Census tract 54003971105 in the Spring Mills neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 54003971105?
Median gross rent is $1,145/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54003971105?
5.4% of residents in tract 54003971105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,528.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54003971105?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 43th, minority 35th, housing 18th.
Q5
Is tract 54003971105 considered part of Spring Mills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54003971105 fall within Spring Mills (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54003971105 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.1% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54003971105 compare to Falling Waters overall?
Tract 54003971105 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Falling Waters at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Falling Waters; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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