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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Fairview Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Parkersburg

Tract 54107000702 · Wood County, WV · pop 1,641 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 54107000702 covers Fairview Heights in Parkersburg, home to 1,641 residents. For landlords it grades 4.5/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 21% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

67% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $877 monthly, set against $48,606 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 12% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units583
Renter share35.0%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate27.3%
Median income$48,606

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Fairview Heights
Very High
Within parent city
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 14 tracts In Parkersburg
High
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 28 tracts In Wood County
High
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#131 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Parkersburg and the region

Centroid at 39.2680, -81.5263 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairview Heights scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Parkersburg
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
27.3% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$877 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Parkersburg
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Parkersburg
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Parkersburg
2.5

How Fairview Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fairview Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 000702Parkersburg: 3.13.1Parkersburgparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fairview Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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 Fairview Heights

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.8/10. 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 Parkersburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Wood County average of 4.0 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 54107000702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54107000702?

Census tract 54107000702 in the Fairview Heights neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 54107000702?

Median gross rent is $877/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 54107000702?

27.3% of residents in tract 54107000702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,641.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 54107000702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 35th, minority 21th, housing 3th.
Q5

Is tract 54107000702 considered part of Fairview Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54107000702 fall within Fairview Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 54107000702 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.0% 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. 18.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 54107000702 compare to Parkersburg overall?

Tract 54107000702 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Parkersburg at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Parkersburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Parkersburg

Top eight tracts in Parkersburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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