Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Chestnut Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Weirton
Tract 54029020600 · Hancock County, WV · pop 4,291 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Here is how census tract 54029020600, in Chestnut Hill in Weirton eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 3.1/10 eviction-risk score (Lower tier) across a population of 4,291. On the national scale it ranks #82,217 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
25% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $737 a month while the average household earns $62,286 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,915
Renter share34.2%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate9.2%
Median income$62,286
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Weirton and the region
Centroid at 40.4229, -80.5407 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chestnut Hill scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Weirton
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
9.2% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$737 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Weirton
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Weirton
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Weirton
2.0
How Chestnut Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Chestnut Hill. 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.
- 9.1%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.4%Food insecurity
- 11.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 38.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chestnut Hill
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.2/10. 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 inherited from Weirton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Hancock County average of 4.1 and below the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th 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 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 54029020600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54029020600?
Census tract 54029020600 in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 54029020600?
Median gross rent is $737/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54029020600?
9.2% of residents in tract 54029020600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,291.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54029020600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 24th, minority 4th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 54029020600 considered part of Chestnut Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54029020600 fall within Chestnut Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54029020600 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.1% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54029020600 compare to Weirton overall?
Tract 54029020600 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Weirton at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Weirton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Weirton
Top eight tracts in Weirton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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