Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Van Clevesville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54003972001 · Berkeley County, WV · pop 5,893 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 54003972001 sits in the Van Clevesville area of Berkeley, West Virginia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #73,316 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,470 monthly, set against $94,987 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units2,285
Renter share18.5%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$94,987
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
6
th percentile
Very Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Berkeley County and the region
Centroid at 39.4151, -77.9219 · click any tract to drill in
Why Van Clevesville scores 2.4
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
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,470 rent vs county FMR
7.2
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 Van Clevesville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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.
- 11.9%Housing insecurity
- 10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.9%Food insecurity
- 12.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.5%Transit barriers
- 7.4%No health insurance
- 20.1%Frequent mental distress
- 31.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Van Clevesville
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 24th 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 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.0% 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 54003972001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54003972001?
Census tract 54003972001 in the Van Clevesville neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 54003972001?
Median gross rent is $1,470/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54003972001?
7.7% of residents in tract 54003972001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,893.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54003972001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 43th, minority 29th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 54003972001 considered part of Van Clevesville?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54003972001 fall within Van Clevesville (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54003972001 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.9% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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