Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Rosemont Eviction Risk: Moderate , Martinsburg
Tract 54003971600 · Berkeley County, WV · pop 4,796 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 4.8/10, tract 54003971600 in the Rosemont area of Martinsburg, WV reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,796. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units2,307
Renter share59.3%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate22.8%
Median income$51,821
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Martinsburg and the region
Centroid at 39.4679, -77.9733 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rosemont scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Martinsburg
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
22.8% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$1,208 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Martinsburg
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Martinsburg
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Martinsburg
2.5
How Rosemont compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Rosemont. 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.
- 16.1%Housing insecurity
- 14.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.7%Food insecurity
- 23.6%SNAP enrollment
- 11.1%Transit barriers
- 10.0%No health insurance
- 22.7%Frequent mental distress
- 39.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rosemont
Severe burden reaches 27%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10.
Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 2/10. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. It sits 1.2 points above the Berkeley County average of 3.6.
46% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Berkeley County average of 39.5%. SNAP participation runs 23.6% against 15.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
That is riskier than roughly 58% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.5/10.
Statewide the WV average is 3.8, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,208, close to the Martinsburg average.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $51,821.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 54003971600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54003971600?
Census tract 54003971600 in the Rosemont neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 54003971600?
Median gross rent is $1,208/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54003971600?
22.8% of residents in tract 54003971600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,796.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54003971600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 75th, minority 47th, housing 59th.
Q5
Is tract 54003971600 considered part of Rosemont?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54003971600 fall within Rosemont (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54003971600 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.1% 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. 14.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54003971600 compare to Martinsburg overall?
Tract 54003971600 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Martinsburg at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Martinsburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Martinsburg
Top eight tracts in Martinsburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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