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The Vale Eviction Risk: Lower , Bridgeport

Tract 54033032103 · Harrison County, WV · pop 6,677 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 54033032103 sits in The Vale in Bridgeport eviction risk, West Virginia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than about 11% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,058 a month against an average household income of $98,222 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 13% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units2,672
Renter share20.7%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$98,222

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In The Vale
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Bridgeport
Moderate
Within county
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#24 of 25 tracts In Harrison County
Very Low
Within state
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#531 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bridgeport and the region

Centroid at 39.2964, -80.2589 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Vale scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bridgeport
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,058 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bridgeport
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bridgeport
5.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bridgeport
2.9

How The Vale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
The Vale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.12.1This tracttract 032103Bridgeport: 2.42.4Bridgeportparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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 The Vale

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.2/10. 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 Bridgeport eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Harrison 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 6.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 23rd 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 54033032103

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54033032103?

Census tract 54033032103 in the The Vale neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 54033032103?

Median gross rent is $1,058/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 54033032103?

6.8% of residents in tract 54033032103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,677.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 54033032103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 33th, minority 16th, housing 59th.
Q5

Is tract 54033032103 considered part of The Vale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54033032103 fall within The Vale (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 54033032103 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 54033032103 compare to Bridgeport overall?

Tract 54033032103 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Bridgeport at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bridgeport eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bridgeport

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

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