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Neighborhood · Greenville, SC

Legacy Haywood Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 4,291 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 4.5–4.5

Legacy Haywood is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Greenville with 1 census tract and a population of 4,291 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 46% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,414/month sits 8% higher than the Greenville citywide average ($1,312).

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Legacy Haywood vs Greenville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
45.9% +52%
Greenville: 30.1%
Average gross rent
$1,414 +8%
Greenville: $1,312
Average HH income
$63,564 -7%
Greenville: $68,460
Poverty rate
12.6% -10%
Greenville: 14.1%
Renter share
99.4% +69%
Greenville: 58.9%
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Geographic context

Risk heat across Legacy Haywood and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.5–4.5

Why Legacy Haywood scores 4.5

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
46% 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
99% 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
12.6% below poverty line · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts
5.8
Risk score comparison

Legacy Haywood vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Legacy Haywood score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Legacy Haywood: 4.54.5Legacy HaywoodNeighborhoodParent city: 2.42.4Parent cityhost cityState: 2.52.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Legacy Haywood

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
45045001808 4.5 4,291 46% $1,414
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 50

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 56%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 6%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Legacy Haywood

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 4,082Total filings 2020-21
  • 58.3Avg monthly observed
  • 29.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.98×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 Legacy Haywood

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

Frequently asked

About Legacy Haywood

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Legacy Haywood?

Legacy Haywood scores 4.5/10 (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 Legacy Haywood compare to Greenville overall?

Legacy Haywood scores 2.1 points higher than Greenville overall (2.4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,414 vs $1,312.
Q3

What is the average rent in Legacy Haywood?

Average gross rent in Legacy Haywood is $1,414/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Legacy Haywood residents are renters?

99% of Legacy Haywood households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Greenville). The neighborhood has 4,291 residents.
Q5

Is Legacy Haywood a high social-vulnerability area?

Legacy Haywood sits in the 50th 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 Legacy Haywood for landlords?

Legacy Haywood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 (2.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Legacy Haywood?

Legacy Haywood has 4,640 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.7%), Other / Multiracial (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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