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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Tanglewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Morgantown

Tract 54061010203 · Monongalia County, WV · pop 3,189 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 54061010203 covers part of the Tanglewood area of Morgantown, WV, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 9.3/10.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 45% Owners 12%
Tract context
Occupied units1,754
Renter share88.0%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate37.2%
Median income$43,261

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Tanglewood
Moderate
Within parent city
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 16 tracts In Morgantown
Elevated
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 28 tracts In Monongalia County
Elevated
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Morgantown and the region

Centroid at 39.6537, -79.9501 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tanglewood scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Morgantown
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
37.2% poverty · this tract
9.3
Supply constraint
$950 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Morgantown
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Morgantown
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Morgantown
3.0

How Tanglewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tanglewood risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0102034.0Morgantownparent city4.2Countyavg tract in county3.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tanglewood

This is renter territory: 88% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The poverty rate is 37%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Severe burden reaches 24%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10.

It sits 1.2 points above the Monongalia County average of 4.2. On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the WV average is 3.8, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

48% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $950, close to the Morgantown average.

Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $43,261.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 54061010203

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54061010203?

Census tract 54061010203 in the Tanglewood neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 54061010203?

Median gross rent is $950/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 54061010203?

37.2% of residents in tract 54061010203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,189.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 54061010203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 17th, minority 25th, housing 82th.
Q5

Is tract 54061010203 considered part of Tanglewood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54061010203 fall within Tanglewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 54061010203 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.9% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 54061010203 compare to Morgantown overall?

Tract 54061010203 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Morgantown at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Morgantown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Morgantown

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

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