Neighborhood · Ranked #65,414 of 84,120 nationally

Virginia Manor Eviction Risk: Lower , Morgantown

Tract 54061012000 · Monongalia County, WV · pop 5,835 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 54061012000 covers part of the Virginia Manor area of Morgantown, WV, and scores 3.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 18% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units1,765

Renter share33.9%

SVI overall0.22

Poverty rate18.1%

Median income$104,464

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Morgantown and the region

Centroid at 39.6586, -79.9667 · click any tract to drill in

Why Virginia Manor scores 3.1

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

18.1% poverty · this tract

4.5

Supply constraint

$1,093 rent vs county FMR

5.3

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 Virginia Manor compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

38%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
35%Racial/ethnic minority
51%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.

9.0%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
9.9%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
6.3%No health insurance
21.3%Frequent mental distress
27.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Virginia Manor

The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10. It sits 1.1 points below the Monongalia County average of 4.2.

Average gross rent is $1,093, 17% above the Morgantown average. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 3/10. That is riskier than roughly 22% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3/10. Against average income of $104,464, annual rent is just 13%.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 47% of renters.

34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 54061012000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54061012000?

Census tract 54061012000 in the Virginia Manor neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 54061012000?

Median gross rent is $1,093/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54061012000?

18.1% of residents in tract 54061012000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,835.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54061012000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 3th, minority 35th, housing 51th.

Is tract 54061012000 considered part of Virginia Manor?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54061012000 fall within Virginia Manor (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54061012000 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.0% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54061012000 compare to Morgantown overall?

Tract 54061012000 scores 3.1/10, lower 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.