Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Fairview Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Parkersburg

Tract 54107000400 · Wood County, WV · pop 2,173 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

With a score of 3/10, tract 54107000400 in the Fairview Heights area of Parkersburg, WV reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,173. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 16% Owners 70%

Tract context

Occupied units1,111

Renter share30.0%

SVI overall0.34

Poverty rate9.4%

Median income$46,581

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Parkersburg and the region

Centroid at 39.2773, -81.5203 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairview Heights scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Parkersburg

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.9

State political climate

West Virginia legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

9.4% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$671 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Parkersburg

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Parkersburg

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Parkersburg

2.5

How Fairview Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

33%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
15%Racial/ethnic minority
38%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fairview Heights. 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.

9.0%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
11.4%Food insecurity
11.7%SNAP enrollment
6.6%Transit barriers
6.6%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
35.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fairview Heights

On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 1.5/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10.

46% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Wood County average of 40.4%. At $671 a month, rents run 15% under what the rest of Parkersburg commands. Severe burden reaches 8%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 4.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $46,581, an unusually wide affordability cushion. It tracks the Wood County average of 3.5 closely.

30% 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 54107000400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54107000400?

Census tract 54107000400 in the Fairview Heights neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 54107000400?

Median gross rent is $671/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54107000400?

9.4% of residents in tract 54107000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,173.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54107000400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 57th, minority 15th, housing 38th.

Is tract 54107000400 considered part of Fairview Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54107000400 fall within Fairview Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54107000400 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54107000400 compare to Parkersburg overall?

Tract 54107000400 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Parkersburg at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Parkersburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Parkersburg

Top eight tracts in Parkersburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.