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

Sunnyside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Morgantown

Tract 54061010104 · Monongalia County, WV · pop 2,960 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 54061010104 covers part of the Sunnyside area of Morgantown, WV, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Severe burden reaches 41%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 55% Stable renters 27% Owners 18%

Tract context

Occupied units1,104

Renter share82.1%

SVI overall0.48

Poverty rate53.7%

Median income$20,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Morgantown and the region

Centroid at 39.6375, -79.9496 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sunnyside 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

53.7% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$940 rent vs county FMR

3.8

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 Sunnyside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

83%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
24%Racial/ethnic minority
95%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.

16.5%Housing insecurity
15.5%Utility-shutoff threat
24.5%Food insecurity
25.9%SNAP enrollment
17.3%Transit barriers
10.0%No health insurance
29.6%Frequent mental distress
36.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sunnyside

Against Monongalia County at 45.5%, 67% of renters here are cost-burdened. Set annual rent against average income of $20,500 and the ratio lands at 55%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10.

The poverty rate is 54%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. 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 nearby.

On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10.

Against the Monongalia County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points. SNAP participation runs 25.9% against 15.2% nationally.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.5% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 54061010104

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54061010104?

Census tract 54061010104 in the Sunnyside 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 54061010104?

Median gross rent is $940/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54061010104?

53.7% of residents in tract 54061010104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,960.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54061010104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 0th, minority 24th, housing 95th.

Is tract 54061010104 considered part of Sunnyside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54061010104 fall within Sunnyside (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54061010104 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.5% 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. 15.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54061010104 compare to Morgantown overall?

Tract 54061010104 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.