1 census tracts · pop 2,786 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Candlewyck Place is a one-tract neighborhood of Teays Valley, WV and houses 2,786 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.8/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.8/10. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for roughly one in three of renter households. Food insecurity affects 8.6% of adults, 9.2 points below the national rate.
5.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Teays Valley, it ranks #2 by risk, the middle third.
Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Rosehill and Autumn Wynds.
Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $1,121, close to the Teays Valley average.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Candlewyck Place vs Teays ValleyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority3%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Candlewyck Place
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.9%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility shutoff threat
8.6%Food insecurity
8.4%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
30.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Candlewyck Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Candlewyck Place?
Candlewyck Place scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Candlewyck Place compare to Teays Valley overall?
Candlewyck Place scores 0.2 points lower than Teays Valley overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,121 vs $1,102.
Q3
What is the average rent in Candlewyck Place?
Average gross rent in Candlewyck Place is $1,121/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Candlewyck Place residents are renters?
22% of Candlewyck Place households are renter-occupied (vs 16% in Teays Valley). The neighborhood has 2,786 residents.
Q5
Is Candlewyck Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Candlewyck Place sits in the 35th 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 Candlewyck Place for landlords?
Candlewyck Place carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Teays Valley as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Candlewyck Place?
Candlewyck Place has 2,787 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (93.1%), Other / Multiracial (3.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
Other neighborhoods inside Teays Valley
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Candlewyck Place.
