1 census tracts · pop 6,677 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
The Vale maps to a single census tract in Bridgeport, WV and houses 6,677 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.3/10.
36% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Bridgeport rate of 25.5%. Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.7/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.9/10. The voucher gap is 11.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. 4.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Rent takes 13% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,058, close to the Bridgeport average.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Vale vs BridgeportHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority16%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Vale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.9%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility shutoff threat
7.5%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
4.8%No health insurance
28.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Vale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Vale?
The Vale scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does The Vale compare to Bridgeport overall?
The Vale scores 0.3 points lower than Bridgeport overall (3.3/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,058 vs $1,105.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Vale?
Average gross rent in The Vale is $1,058/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Vale residents are renters?
21% of The Vale households are renter-occupied (vs 25% in Bridgeport). The neighborhood has 6,677 residents.
Q5
Is The Vale a high social-vulnerability area?
The Vale sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is The Vale for landlords?
The Vale carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Bridgeport as a whole (3.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of The Vale?
The Vale has 6,386 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.1%), Other / Multiracial (4.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
