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The Flatts Eviction Risk: Elevated , Morgantown

Tract 54061010204 · Monongalia County, WV · pop 1,747 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 54061010204 covers the The Flatts area of Morgantown, home to 1,747 residents. For landlords it grades 5.3/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 48th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $809 monthly, set against $28,807 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 59% Stable renters 41% Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units485
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate47.0%
Median income$28,807

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In The Flatts
Moderate
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 16 tracts In Morgantown
High
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 28 tracts In Monongalia County
High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Morgantown and the region

Centroid at 39.6520, -79.9582 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Flatts scores 6

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
47.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$809 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 The Flatts compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
The Flatts risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 010204Morgantown: 3.33.3Morgantownparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in The Flatts

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Morgantown eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Monongalia County average of 4.7 and above the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 54061010204

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54061010204?

Census tract 54061010204 in the The Flatts neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 54061010204?

Median gross rent is $809/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 54061010204?

47.0% of residents in tract 54061010204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,747.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 54061010204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 0th, minority 39th, housing 93th.
Q5

Is tract 54061010204 considered part of The Flatts?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54061010204 fall within The Flatts (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 54061010204 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.7% 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. 15.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 54061010204 compare to Morgantown overall?

Tract 54061010204 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Morgantown at 3.3/10. 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.

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