1 census tracts · pop 2,960 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Sunnyside is a one-tract neighborhood of Morgantown, WV and houses 2,960 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. 41% 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.
Set annual rent against average household income of $20,500 and the ratio lands at 55%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Cost burden runs 67% against 40.7% citywide, putting Sunnyside 26.3% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 54%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
82% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 15.5% 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.
SNAP participation is 25.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of Morgantown, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Average gross rent runs $940, close to the Morgantown average.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sunnyside vs MorgantownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority24%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport95%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunnyside
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.5%Housing insecurity
15.5%Utility shutoff threat
24.5%Food insecurity
25.9%SNAP enrollment
10.0%No health insurance
36.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sunnyside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunnyside?
Sunnyside scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 Sunnyside compare to Morgantown overall?
Sunnyside scores 1.4 points higher than Morgantown overall (4/10). Renters spend 67% of income on rent vs 41% citywide. Average rent: $940 vs $937.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunnyside?
Average gross rent in Sunnyside is $940/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunnyside residents are renters?
82% of Sunnyside households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Morgantown). The neighborhood has 2,960 residents.
Q5
Is Sunnyside a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunnyside sits in the 48th 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
How safe is Sunnyside for landlords?
Sunnyside carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Morgantown as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Sunnyside?
Sunnyside has 2,966 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81%), Hispanic / Latino (7%), Other / Multiracial (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
