Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Pineridge North Eviction Risk: Moderate , Morgantown

Tract 54061010601 · Monongalia County, WV · pop 3,278 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 54061010601 runs through Pineridge North in Morgantown. With 3,278 residents, it scores 4.6/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 24% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $923 monthly, set against $45,938 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 32% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units1,381

Renter share56.8%

SVI overall0.49

Poverty rate20.1%

Median income$45,938

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Morgantown and the region

Centroid at 39.6618, -79.9503 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pineridge North scores 5.1

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

20.1% poverty · this tract

5.0

Supply constraint

$923 rent vs county FMR

3.7

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 Pineridge North compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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

65%Socioeconomic
18%Household composition
28%Racial/ethnic minority
57%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.

10.6%Housing insecurity
9.0%Utility-shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
7.2%No health insurance
20.5%Frequent mental distress
29.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pineridge North

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 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 49th 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 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.0% 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 54061010601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54061010601?

Census tract 54061010601 in the Pineridge North neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 54061010601?

Median gross rent is $923/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54061010601?

20.1% of residents in tract 54061010601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,278.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54061010601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 18th, minority 28th, housing 57th.

Is tract 54061010601 considered part of Pineridge North?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54061010601 fall within Pineridge North (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54061010601 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.6% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54061010601 compare to Morgantown overall?

Tract 54061010601 scores 5.1/10, 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.