Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Palatine Eviction Risk: Lower , Fairmont

Tract 54049020300 · Marion County, WV · pop 3,902 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

For landlords sizing up the Palatine area of Fairmont, census tract 54049020300 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. It lands near the 27th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $952 a month while the average household earns $66,531 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 19% Owners 68%

Tract context

Occupied units1,739

Renter share32.3%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate9.6%

Median income$66,531

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fairmont and the region

Centroid at 39.4732, -80.1635 · click any tract to drill in

Why Palatine scores 3.6

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

9.6% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$952 rent vs county FMR

4.4

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: 31

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

34%Socioeconomic
25%Household composition
11%Racial/ethnic minority
53%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.

10.0%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
11.6%Food insecurity
11.9%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
6.5%No health insurance
19.6%Frequent mental distress
33.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Palatine

The score leans hardest on 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 about the same as 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 31st 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 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% 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 54049020300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54049020300?

Census tract 54049020300 in the Palatine neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 54049020300?

Median gross rent is $952/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54049020300?

9.6% of residents in tract 54049020300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,902.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54049020300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 25th, minority 11th, housing 53th.

Is tract 54049020300 considered part of Palatine?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54049020300 fall within Palatine (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54049020300 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.0% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54049020300 compare to Fairmont overall?

Tract 54049020300 scores 3.6/10, 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.