Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Copper Beech Eviction Risk: Moderate , Morgantown

Tract 54061010602 · Monongalia County, WV · pop 2,840 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

In the Copper Beech neighborhood of Morgantown, census tract 54061010602 scores 4.8/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #58,791 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,061 monthly, set against $62,981 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 82% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 53% Owners 18%

Tract context

Occupied units1,259

Renter share82.0%

SVI overall0.24

Poverty rate34.0%

Median income$62,981

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Morgantown and the region

Centroid at 39.6529, -79.9304 · click any tract to drill in

Why Copper Beech scores 5.5

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

34.0% poverty · this tract

8.5

Supply constraint

$1,061 rent vs county FMR

5.0

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 Copper Beech compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

48%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
39%Racial/ethnic minority
36%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Copper Beech. 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.

12.3%Housing insecurity
11.0%Utility-shutoff threat
15.4%Food insecurity
15.7%SNAP enrollment
10.1%Transit barriers
7.5%No health insurance
22.3%Frequent mental distress
28.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Copper Beech

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.5/10. 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 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 24th 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 12.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.0% 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 54061010602

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54061010602?

Census tract 54061010602 in the Copper Beech neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 54061010602?

Median gross rent is $1,061/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54061010602?

34.0% of residents in tract 54061010602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,840.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54061010602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 3th, minority 39th, housing 36th.

Is tract 54061010602 considered part of Copper Beech?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54061010602 fall within Copper Beech (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54061010602 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.3% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54061010602 compare to Morgantown overall?

Tract 54061010602 scores 5.5/10, 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.