1 census tracts · pop 2,631 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Highlawn is a one-tract neighborhood of St. Albans, WV and houses 2,631 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.
Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.2/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10.
Against a St. Albans baseline of 29.8%, 34% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Only 9% 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.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Highlawn vs St. AlbansHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority10%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport9%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Highlawn
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.9%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility shutoff threat
11.5%Food insecurity
10.3%SNAP enrollment
6.2%No health insurance
34.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highlawn
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highlawn?
Highlawn 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 Highlawn compare to St. Albans overall?
Highlawn scores 0.2 points lower than St. Albans overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 30% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Highlawn residents are renters?
9% of Highlawn households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in St. Albans). The neighborhood has 2,631 residents.
Q4
Is Highlawn a high social-vulnerability area?
Highlawn sits in the 5th 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.
Q5
How safe is Highlawn for landlords?
Highlawn 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 St. Albans as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Highlawn?
Highlawn has 2,676 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (93.8%), Hispanic / Latino (3.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
