Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally
Somervilla Eviction Risk: Lower , Blennerhassett
Tract 54107010902 · Wood County, WV · pop 3,939 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 3.3/10, tract 54107010902 in the Somervilla area of Blennerhassett, WV reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,939 residents. At $691 a month, rents run 38% under what the rest of Blennerhassett commands.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,438
Renter share21.5%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate16.9%
Median income$70,857
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Blennerhassett and the region
Centroid at 39.2616, -81.6183 · click any tract to drill in
Why Somervilla scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Blennerhassett
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
16.9% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$691 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Blennerhassett
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Blennerhassett
2.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Blennerhassett
6.9
How Somervilla compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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.
- 10.9%Housing insecurity
- 9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.6%Food insecurity
- 14.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.9%Transit barriers
- 7.0%No health insurance
- 20.6%Frequent mental distress
- 36.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Somervilla
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.1/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10.
Against Wood County at 40.4%, roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10.
Nationally it ranks #61,558 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 21% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Rent consumes only 12% of average household income of $70,857, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Wood County average of 3.5 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 54107010902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54107010902?
Census tract 54107010902 in the Somervilla neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 54107010902?
Median gross rent is $691/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54107010902?
16.9% of residents in tract 54107010902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,939.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54107010902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 80th, minority 11th, housing 43th.
Q5
Is tract 54107010902 considered part of Somervilla?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54107010902 fall within Somervilla (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54107010902 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.9% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54107010902 compare to Blennerhassett overall?
Tract 54107010902 scores 3.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Blennerhassett at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Blennerhassett eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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