2 census tracts · pop 10,488 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–3.4
Summerville Farms takes in 2 census tracts of Summerville, SC, population 10,488. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.3/10, in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 40%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
62% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Summerville rate of 29.9%. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10.
Court records for this tract carry 1,555 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 6.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 44.1% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 43.3% in 2015 against a 44.1% peak. At $1,623 a month, rents sit 6% over what the rest of Summerville commands.
That places it #5 of 6 neighborhoods in Summerville. Only 17% 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.
With little internal variation, 3.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Summerville Farms vs SummervilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Summerville Farms
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,555Total filings (sum)
36.54%Avg annual filing rate
44.1%Peak year (2012)
43.25%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Summerville Farms
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.6%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
9.9%No health insurance
26.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Summerville Farms
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Summerville Farms?
Summerville Farms scores 3.3/10 (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 Summerville Farms compare to Summerville overall?
Summerville Farms scores 0.1 points higher than Summerville overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,623 vs $1,526.
Q3
What is the average rent in Summerville Farms?
Average gross rent in Summerville eviction risk Farms is $1,623/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Summerville Farms residents are renters?
17% of Summerville Farms households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Summerville). The neighborhood has 10,488 residents.
Q5
Is Summerville Farms a high social-vulnerability area?
Summerville Farms sits in the 49th 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 Summerville Farms have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Summerville Farms is census tract 45035010505 (score 3.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.4, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Summerville Farms for landlords?
Summerville eviction risk Farms carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). 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 Summerville as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Summerville Farms?
Summerville Farms has 10,356 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.6%), Hispanic / Latino (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
