1 census tracts · pop 3,641 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Covey Hill is a one-tract neighborhood of Greenville, SC and houses 3,641 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 53% against 30.1% citywide, putting Covey Hill 22.4% over its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. This is a renter market: 84% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Average gross rent is $1,144, 13% below the Greenville average of $1,312. That places it #5 of 17 neighborhoods in Greenville.
The closest comparables inside the same city are The Vista and Park Place on Hudson. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $55,208.
One tract means one number: 5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Covey Hill vs GreenvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%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 Covey Hill
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,822Total filings 2020-21
40.3Avg monthly observed
25.6Pre-pandemic baseline
1.57×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Greenville, SC).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Covey Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.6%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility shutoff threat
19.5%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
15.6%No health insurance
28.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Covey Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Covey Hill?
Covey Hill scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 Covey Hill compare to Greenville overall?
Covey Hill scores 1.3 points higher than Greenville overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,144 vs $1,312.
Q3
What is the average rent in Covey Hill?
Average gross rent in Covey Hill is $1,144/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Covey Hill residents are renters?
84% of Covey Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Greenville). The neighborhood has 3,641 residents.
Q5
Is Covey Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Covey Hill sits in the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Covey Hill for landlords?
Covey Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). 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 Greenville as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Covey Hill?
Covey Hill has 3,812 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (40.2%), Hispanic / Latino (39.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
