Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Vandalia Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charleston

Tract 54039000700 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 1,963 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Vandalia area of Charleston anchors census tract 54039000700, which lands at 4.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #71,678 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,051 monthly, set against $37,708 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 31% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units958

Renter share52.4%

SVI overall0.77

Poverty rate20.7%

Median income$37,708

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Charleston and the region

Centroid at 38.3661, -81.6601 · click any tract to drill in

Why Vandalia scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Charleston

3.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.3

State political climate

West Virginia legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

20.7% poverty · this tract

5.2

Supply constraint

$1,051 rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Charleston

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Charleston

2.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Charleston

2.5

How Vandalia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

78%Socioeconomic
51%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
76%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
25%Grade B
36%Grade C
27%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Vandalia. 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.

25.0%Housing insecurity
24.5%Utility-shutoff threat
33.5%Food insecurity
38.9%SNAP enrollment
16.0%Transit barriers
9.6%No health insurance
24.2%Frequent mental distress
47.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Vandalia

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.2/10. 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 Charleston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Kanawha County average of 4.3 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 27% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

In CDC survey modeling, about 25.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 24.5% 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 54039000700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039000700?

Census tract 54039000700 in the Vandalia neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 54039000700?

Median gross rent is $1,051/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54039000700?

20.7% of residents in tract 54039000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,963.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54039000700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 51th, minority 72th, housing 76th.

Is tract 54039000700 considered part of Vandalia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039000700 fall within Vandalia (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54039000700 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.0% 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. 24.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54039000700 compare to Charleston overall?

Tract 54039000700 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Charleston at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 54039000700 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 27% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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