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Neighborhood · Greenville, SC

Highcroft Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 11,040 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10 · range 3–3.6

Highcroft spans 2 census tracts of Greenville, SC and houses 11,040 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.2/10, Lower tier. 43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Greenville rate of 30.1%.

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 27%. 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 economic stress, at 2/10.

Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. SNAP participation is 4.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.7% of adults, 9.1 points below the national rate.

The voucher gap is 11.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Average gross rent is $1,450, 11% above the Greenville average of $1,312. Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Greenville, it ranks #16 by risk, the lower third.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Highview Townes and Woodland Park at Cleveland Forest. Against average income of $106,816, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.

The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes.

With little internal variation, 3.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Highcroft vs Greenville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
42.7% +42%
Greenville: 30.1%
Average gross rent
$1,450 +11%
Greenville: $1,312
Average HH income
$106,816 +56%
Greenville: $68,460
Poverty rate
7.9% -44%
Greenville: 14.1%
Renter share
39.3% -33%
Greenville: 58.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Highcroft and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–3.6

Why Highcroft scores 3.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Rent control risk
43% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
39% renter households · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
7.9% below poverty line · Range 1.8–2.3 across tracts
2.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.7–6.8 across tracts
6.1
Risk score comparison

Highcroft vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Highcroft score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Highcroft: 3.23.2HighcroftNeighborhoodParent city: 3.73.7Parent cityhost cityState: 3.83.8Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Highcroft

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
45045001400 3.6 3,576 39% $1,261
45045001900 3 7,464 44% $1,540
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 24

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 23%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 31%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Highcroft

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,078Total filings 2020-21
  • 9.6Avg monthly observed
  • 9.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.91×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Greenville, SC).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Highcroft

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Highcroft

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Highcroft?

Highcroft scores 3.2/10 (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 Highcroft compare to Greenville overall?

Highcroft scores 0.5 points lower than Greenville overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,450 vs $1,312.
Q3

What is the average rent in Highcroft?

Average gross rent in Highcroft is $1,450/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Highcroft residents are renters?

39% of Highcroft households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Greenville). The neighborhood has 11,040 residents.
Q5

Is Highcroft a high social-vulnerability area?

Highcroft sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Highcroft have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Highcroft is census tract 45045001400 (score 3.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.6, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7

How safe is Highcroft for landlords?

Highcroft carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). 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 Greenville as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Highcroft?

Highcroft has 11,311 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.2%), Hispanic / Latino (1.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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