Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Chestnut Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Weirton
Tract 54029020700 · Hancock County, WV · pop 3,932 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 54029020700 in the Chestnut Hill area of Weirton, WV reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,932 residents. 52% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,880
Renter share26.4%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate15.0%
Median income$78,368
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Weirton and the region
Centroid at 40.4078, -80.5512 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chestnut Hill scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Weirton
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
15.0% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$785 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Weirton
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Weirton
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Weirton
2.0
How Chestnut Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 5%Racial/ethnic minority
- 21%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Chestnut Hill. 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.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.2%Food insecurity
- 13.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 37.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chestnut Hill
Against Hancock County at 37.4%, 52% of renters here are cost-burdened. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Running cool, tenant-organizing strength reads 1.5/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10. It sits 0.8 points below the Hancock County average of 3.8.
On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.8/10.
Rent consumes only 12% of average household income of $78,368, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Average gross rent is $785, close to the Weirton average. 26% 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 54029020700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54029020700?
Census tract 54029020700 in the Chestnut Hill 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 54029020700?
Median gross rent is $785/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54029020700?
15.0% of residents in tract 54029020700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,932.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54029020700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 16th, minority 5th, housing 21th.
Q5
Is tract 54029020700 considered part of Chestnut Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54029020700 fall within Chestnut Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54029020700 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54029020700 compare to Weirton overall?
Tract 54029020700 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Weirton at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Weirton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Weirton
Top eight tracts in Weirton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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