2 census tracts · pop 3,814 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3–4.6
Fairview Heights is a 2-tract neighborhood of Parkersburg, WV, population 3,814. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 55% against 29.2% citywide, putting Fairview Heights 25.7% over its own city.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10.
21% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.6. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10.
The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 23.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. That places it #8 of 9 neighborhoods in Parkersburg.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $760, close to the Parkersburg average. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fairview Heights vs ParkersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fairview Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.3%Housing insecurity
12.2%Utility shutoff threat
18.7%Food insecurity
22.0%SNAP enrollment
8.8%No health insurance
40.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fairview Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairview Heights?
Fairview Heights scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Fairview Heights compare to Parkersburg overall?
Fairview Heights scores 0.5 points higher than Parkersburg overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $760 vs $785.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairview Heights?
Average gross rent in Fairview Heights is $760/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairview Heights residents are renters?
32% of Fairview Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Parkersburg). The neighborhood has 3,814 residents.
Q5
Is Fairview Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairview Heights 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
Which tracts in Fairview Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fairview Heights is census tract 54107000702 (score 4.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.6, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Fairview Heights for landlords?
Fairview Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Parkersburg as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fairview Heights?
Fairview Heights has 3,905 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.1%), Other / Multiracial (8.8%), Hispanic / Latino (1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
