Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Suncrest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Star City
Tract 54061010400 ·
Monongalia County, WV · pop 4,024 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Eviction risk in Suncrest in Star City centers on tract 54061010400, which scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,024 residents. It lands near the 19th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,002 monthly, set against $77,143 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%Stable renters 23%Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,836
Renter share47.4%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate14.9%
Median income$77,143
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Suncrest
Moderate
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Star City
Moderate
Within county
44th percentile
#16 of 28 tracts In Monongalia County
Moderate
Within state
41th percentile
#324 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Star City and the region
Centroid at 39.6587, -79.9805 · click any tract to drill in
Why Suncrest scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Star City
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
14.9% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,002 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Star City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Star City
1.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Star City
2.0
How Suncrest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
24%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
18%Racial/ethnic minority
53%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.
9.2%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
10.6%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
6.4%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
27.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Suncrest
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.4/10. 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 Star City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Monongalia County average of 4.7 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th 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 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% 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 54061010400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54061010400?
Census tract 54061010400 in the Suncrest neighborhood scores 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 54061010400?
Median gross rent is $1,002/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54061010400?
14.9% of residents in tract 54061010400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,024.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54061010400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 57th, minority 18th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 54061010400 considered part of Suncrest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54061010400 fall within Suncrest (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54061010400 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54061010400 compare to Star City overall?
Tract 54061010400 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Star City at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Star City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.