Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Candlewyck Place Eviction Risk: Lower , Teays Valley
Tract 54079020607 · Putnam County, WV · pop 2,786 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 54079020607 in the Candlewyck Place area of Teays Valley, WV reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,786 residents. The main counterweight is state political climate at 1.8/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,185
Renter share21.6%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$82,574
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Teays Valley and the region
Centroid at 38.4544, -81.9500 · click any tract to drill in
Why Candlewyck Place scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Teays Valley
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,121 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Teays Valley
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Teays Valley
4.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Teays Valley
4.3
How Candlewyck Place compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 3%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.6%Food insecurity
- 8.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 30.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Candlewyck Place
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.8/10.
Food insecurity runs 8.6% against 17.8% nationally. Against the Putnam County average of 3.6, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 22% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $82,574, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. 34% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $1,121, close to the Teays Valley average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 54079020607
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54079020607?
Census tract 54079020607 in the Candlewyck Place neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 54079020607?
Median gross rent is $1,121/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54079020607?
7.1% of residents in tract 54079020607 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,786.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54079020607?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 80th, minority 3th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 54079020607 considered part of Candlewyck Place?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54079020607 fall within Candlewyck Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54079020607 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54079020607 compare to Teays Valley overall?
Tract 54079020607 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Teays Valley at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Teays Valley eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Teays Valley
Top eight tracts in Teays Valley ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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