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

Wiles Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Morgantown

Tract 54061010202 · Monongalia County, WV · pop 4,434 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Tract 54061010202 sits in the Wiles Hill area of Morgantown eviction risk, WV, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. It is home to 4,434 residents. The severe-burden share is 50%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 54% Stable renters 25% Owners 21%

Tract context

Occupied units2,016

Renter share78.2%

SVI overall0.37

Poverty rate54.0%

Median income$31,133

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Morgantown and the region

Centroid at 39.6449, -79.9506 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wiles Hill 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

54.0% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$814 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 Wiles Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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

70%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
19%Racial/ethnic minority
64%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.

14.6%Housing insecurity
14.0%Utility-shutoff threat
20.8%Food insecurity
22.7%SNAP enrollment
15.0%Transit barriers
8.4%No health insurance
28.2%Frequent mental distress
34.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wiles Hill

Cost burden runs 69% here against 45.5% across Monongalia County. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 54%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. This is renter territory: 78% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

On the softer side, 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 22.7% against 15.2% nationally.

Average gross rent is $814, 13% below the Morgantown average. On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.3/10.

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. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $31,133.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 54061010202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54061010202?

Census tract 54061010202 in the Wiles Hill 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 54061010202?

Median gross rent is $814/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54061010202?

54.0% of residents in tract 54061010202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,434.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54061010202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 2th, minority 19th, housing 64th.

Is tract 54061010202 considered part of Wiles Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54061010202 fall within Wiles Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54061010202 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.6% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54061010202 compare to Morgantown overall?

Tract 54061010202 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.