Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Palatine Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fairmont

Tract 54049020200 · Marion County, WV · pop 3,425 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 54049020200 runs through Palatine in Fairmont. With 3,425 residents, it scores 4.9/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #56,083 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $887 a month while the average household earns $68,097 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 68% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 45% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units1,341

Renter share67.6%

SVI overall0.69

Poverty rate24.3%

Median income$68,097

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fairmont and the region

Centroid at 39.4731, -80.1525 · click any tract to drill in

Why Palatine scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Fairmont

4.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.6

State political climate

West Virginia legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

24.3% poverty · this tract

6.1

Supply constraint

$887 rent vs county FMR

3.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Fairmont

5.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Fairmont

7.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Fairmont

6.4

How Palatine compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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

81%Socioeconomic
11%Household composition
27%Racial/ethnic minority
90%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Palatine. 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.

15.6%Housing insecurity
13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
20.2%Food insecurity
20.8%SNAP enrollment
12.6%Transit barriers
9.3%No health insurance
27.4%Frequent mental distress
37.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Palatine

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Fairmont eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Marion County average of 4.5 and above 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 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.2% 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 54049020200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54049020200?

Census tract 54049020200 in the Palatine neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 54049020200?

Median gross rent is $887/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54049020200?

24.3% of residents in tract 54049020200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,425.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54049020200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 11th, minority 27th, housing 90th.

Is tract 54049020200 considered part of Palatine?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54049020200 fall within Palatine (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54049020200 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.6% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54049020200 compare to Fairmont overall?

Tract 54049020200 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Fairmont at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fairmont eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fairmont

Top eight tracts in Fairmont ranked by composite eviction-risk score.