Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Jerome Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Morgantown

Tract 54061010700 · Monongalia County, WV · pop 3,734 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

With a score of 5.4/10, tract 54061010700 in the Jerome Park area of Morgantown, WV reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,734 residents. 44% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 30% Owners 34%

Tract context

Occupied units1,796

Renter share65.6%

SVI overall0.53

Poverty rate34.1%

Median income$40,583

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Morgantown and the region

Centroid at 39.6348, -79.9368 · click any tract to drill in

Why Jerome Park scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Morgantown

5.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.9

State political climate

West Virginia legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

34.1% poverty · this tract

8.5

Supply constraint

$963 rent vs county FMR

4.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Morgantown

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Morgantown

4.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Morgantown

3.0

How Jerome Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

90%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
47%Housing & transportation

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.

15.2%Housing insecurity
14.1%Utility-shutoff threat
20.3%Food insecurity
22.5%SNAP enrollment
13.1%Transit barriers
9.4%No health insurance
25.5%Frequent mental distress
34.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Jerome Park

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. The poverty rate is 34%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot, economic stress reads 8.5/10.

66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Against Monongalia County at 45.5%, 55% of renters here are cost-burdened. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10.

It sits 1.2 points above the Monongalia County average of 4.2. SNAP participation runs 22.5% against 15.2% nationally.

That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.7/10. Statewide the WV average is 3.8, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $963, close to the Morgantown average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $40,583.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 54061010700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54061010700?

Census tract 54061010700 in the Jerome Park neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 54061010700?

Median gross rent is $963/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54061010700?

34.1% of residents in tract 54061010700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,734.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54061010700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 3th, minority 45th, housing 47th.

Is tract 54061010700 considered part of Jerome Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54061010700 fall within Jerome Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54061010700 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.2% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54061010700 compare to Morgantown overall?

Tract 54061010700 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Morgantown at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Morgantown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Morgantown

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