Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally
Pineridge North Eviction Risk: Moderate , Morgantown
Tract 54061010601 ·
Monongalia County, WV · pop 3,278 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 54061010601 sits in the Pineridge North area of Morgantown eviction risk, WV, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10. It is home to 3,278 residents. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%Stable renters 32%Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,381
Renter share56.8%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$45,938
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Pineridge North
Moderate
Within parent city
33th percentile
#11 of 16 tracts In Morgantown
Low
Within county
59th percentile
#12 of 28 tracts In Monongalia County
Elevated
Within state
90th percentile
#57 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Morgantown and the region
Centroid at 39.6618, -79.9503 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pineridge North scores 4.9
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
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$923 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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 Pineridge North compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
65%Socioeconomic
18%Household composition
28%Racial/ethnic minority
57%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.
10.6%Housing insecurity
9.0%Utility-shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
7.2%No health insurance
20.5%Frequent mental distress
29.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pineridge North
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10. The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 3/10.
Against the Monongalia County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. On the national scale it lands near the 59th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the WV average is 3.8, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
44% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $923, close to the Morgantown average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $45,938.
57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 54061010601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54061010601?
Census tract 54061010601 in the Pineridge North neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 54061010601?
Median gross rent is $923/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54061010601?
20.1% of residents in tract 54061010601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,278.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54061010601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 18th, minority 28th, housing 57th.
Q5
Is tract 54061010601 considered part of Pineridge North?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54061010601 fall within Pineridge North (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54061010601 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.6% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54061010601 compare to Morgantown overall?
Tract 54061010601 scores 4.9/10, 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
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