5 census tracts · pop 13,650 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 3.7–5.4
Palatine is a 5-tract suburb of Fairmont, WV and houses 13,650 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Fairmont rate of 27.2%.
20% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7.9/10. Scores across the 5 constituent tracts range from 3.7 to 5.4. A 1.7-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
SNAP participation is 26.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 15.7% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Average gross rent is $851, 7% below the Fairmont average of $916.
Against average income of $56,599, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Palatine vs FairmontHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Palatine
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.5%Housing insecurity
14.1%Utility shutoff threat
20.3%Food insecurity
23.2%SNAP enrollment
9.1%No health insurance
39.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Palatine
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Palatine?
Palatine scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Palatine compare to Fairmont overall?
Palatine scores 0.8 points higher than Fairmont overall (4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $851 vs $916.
Q3
What is the average rent in Palatine?
Average gross rent in Palatine is $851/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Palatine residents are renters?
47% of Palatine households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Fairmont). The neighborhood has 13,650 residents.
Q5
Is Palatine a high social-vulnerability area?
Palatine sits in the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Palatine have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Palatine is census tract 54049020800 (score 5.4/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 5.4, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Palatine for landlords?
Palatine carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Fairmont as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Palatine?
Palatine has 13,622 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.7%), Other / Multiracial (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
Other neighborhoods inside Fairmont
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Palatine.
