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Valley Manor Addition Eviction Risk: Lower , Boaz

Tract 54107010101 · Wood County, WV · pop 2,037 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Here is how census tract 54107010101, in Valley Manor Addition in Boaz, looks to a landlord: a 4.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,037. That is riskier than about 15% of US census tracts.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,224 monthly, set against $90,144 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 7% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units783
Renter share13.8%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$90,144

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Valley Manor Addition
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Boaz
Moderate
Within county
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#28 of 28 tracts In Wood County
Very Low
Within state
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#516 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Boaz and the region

Centroid at 39.3557, -81.4783 · click any tract to drill in

Why Valley Manor Addition scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Boaz
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,224 rent vs county FMR
8.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Boaz
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Boaz
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Boaz
3.0

How Valley Manor Addition compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Valley Manor Addition risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.42.4This tracttract 010101Boaz: 2.62.6Boazparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Valley Manor Addition

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 8.1/10. 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 Boaz, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Wood County average of 4.0 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 54107010101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54107010101?

Census tract 54107010101 in the Valley Manor Addition neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 54107010101?

Median gross rent is $1,224/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 54107010101?

6.0% of residents in tract 54107010101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,037.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 54107010101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 18th, minority 13th, housing 18th.
Q5

Is tract 54107010101 considered part of Valley Manor Addition?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54107010101 fall within Valley Manor Addition (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 54107010101 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.7% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 54107010101 compare to Boaz overall?

Tract 54107010101 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Boaz at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Boaz; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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