Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 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 runs through Tanglewood in Morgantown. With 3,189 residents, it scores 5.2/10 for landlords. It lands near the 44th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $950 a month while the average household earns $43,261 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 88% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.9

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.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Morgantown and the region

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

Why Tanglewood scores 5.9

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

46%Socioeconomic
17%Household composition
25%Racial/ethnic minority
82%Housing & transportation

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.

13.9%Housing insecurity
12.6%Utility-shutoff threat
18.0%Food insecurity
19.1%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
24.5%Frequent mental distress
29.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tanglewood

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.3/10. 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 Morgantown eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Monongalia County average of 4.7 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 48th 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 13.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.6% 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 54061010203

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

Census tract 54061010203 in the Tanglewood neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 54061010203?

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 54061010203 compare to Morgantown overall?

Tract 54061010203 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Morgantown at 3.3/10. 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.