1 census tracts · pop 5,261 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.7–3.7
Kenwood maps to a single census tract in Greenville, SC, population 5,261. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Greenville baseline of 30.1%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 27% 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. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. SNAP participation is 5.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The voucher gap is 12.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
At $1,468 a month, rents sit 12% over what the rest of Greenville commands. That places it #14 of 17 neighborhoods in Greenville. For a like-for-like read, Pettigru Street Historic District and South Ridge score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $81,912. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kenwood vs GreenvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kenwood
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,043Total filings 2020-21
14.9Avg monthly observed
17.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.83×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 Kenwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.5%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
11.0%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
8.8%No health insurance
30.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kenwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kenwood?
Kenwood scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 Kenwood compare to Greenville overall?
Kenwood scores 0.0 points higher than Greenville overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,468 vs $1,312.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kenwood?
Average gross rent in Kenwood is $1,468/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kenwood residents are renters?
50% of Kenwood households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Greenville). The neighborhood has 5,261 residents.
Q5
Is Kenwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Kenwood sits in the 45th 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
How safe is Kenwood for landlords?
Kenwood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Kenwood?
Kenwood has 4,998 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.1%), Hispanic / Latino (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
