Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Baker Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Institute
Tract 54039013400 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 1,938 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
54039013400 is a census tract in the Baker Park area of St. Albans, WV. It scores 4.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 1,938. 41% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units982
Renter share48.1%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate35.0%
Median income$41,284
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Institute and the region
Centroid at 38.3790, -81.7949 · click any tract to drill in
Why Baker Park scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Institute
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
35.0% poverty · this tract
8.8
Supply constraint
$858 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Institute
1.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Institute
2.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Institute
2.1
How Baker Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Baker Park. 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.
- 17.3%Housing insecurity
- 16.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.2%Food insecurity
- 27.8%SNAP enrollment
- 11.9%Transit barriers
- 9.4%No health insurance
- 23.7%Frequent mental distress
- 45.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Baker Park
Cost burden runs 68% here against 36.9% across Kanawha County. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.8/10.
The poverty rate is 35%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.2/10.
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10. SNAP participation runs 27.8% against 15.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Against the Kanawha County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. That is riskier than roughly 53% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 7.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $858, close to the St. Albans average.
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 54039013400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039013400?
Census tract 54039013400 in the Baker Park neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 54039013400?
Median gross rent is $858/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039013400?
35.0% of residents in tract 54039013400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,938.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039013400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 67th, minority 34th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 54039013400 considered part of Baker Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039013400 fall within Baker Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54039013400 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.3% 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. 16.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54039013400 compare to Institute overall?
Tract 54039013400 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Institute at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Institute; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Institute
Top eight tracts in Institute ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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