3 census tracts · pop 7,940 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–4.1
Loudon Heights is a 3-tract neighborhood of Charleston, WV and houses 7,940 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 28% of renter households. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10.
At $1,111 a month, rents sit 22% over what the rest of Charleston commands. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.1, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Severe burden reaches 14%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Charleston, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third.
Against average income of $84,846, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Loudon Heights vs CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Loudon Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.9%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
13.2%SNAP enrollment
5.7%No health insurance
31.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Loudon Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Loudon Heights?
Loudon Heights scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Loudon Heights compare to Charleston overall?
Loudon Heights scores 0.1 points higher than Charleston overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,111 vs $908.
Q3
What is the average rent in Loudon Heights?
Average gross rent in Loudon Heights is $1,111/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Loudon Heights residents are renters?
39% of Loudon Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Charleston). The neighborhood has 7,940 residents.
Q5
Is Loudon Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Loudon Heights sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Loudon Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Loudon Heights is census tract 54039001200 (score 4.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.1, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Loudon Heights for landlords?
Loudon Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Charleston as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Loudon Heights?
Loudon Heights has 7,639 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
