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Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Woodburn Eviction Risk: Elevated , Morgantown

Tract 54061010101 · Monongalia County, WV · pop 1,424 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

How risky is the Woodburn area of Morgantown for landlords? Census tract 54061010101 scores 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 48% of US census tracts.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $714 a month against an average household income of $19,196 a year, roughly 45% of income at the averages. About 98% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 58% Stable renters 40% Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units496
Renter share98.4%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate67.2%
Median income$19,196

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Woodburn
Moderate
Within parent city
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 16 tracts In Morgantown
Elevated
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#4 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 39.6325, -79.9497 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodburn 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
67.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$714 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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 Woodburn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Woodburn risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 010101Morgantown: 3.33.3Morgantownparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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 Woodburn

The score leans hardest on 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 77th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.2% 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 54061010101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54061010101?

Census tract 54061010101 in the Woodburn 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 54061010101?

Median gross rent is $714/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 54061010101?

67.2% of residents in tract 54061010101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,424.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 54061010101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 1th, minority 17th, housing 100th.
Q5

Is tract 54061010101 considered part of Woodburn?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54061010101 fall within Woodburn (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 54061010101 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.7% 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. 23.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 54061010101 compare to Morgantown overall?

Tract 54061010101 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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