Neighborhood · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Ridgewalk Cottages Eviction Risk: Lower , Five Forks
Tract 45045002814 ·
Greenville County, SC · pop 6,274 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 45045002814 sits in the Ridgewalk Cottages neighborhood of Five Forks eviction risk, South Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #24,838 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,029 a month while the average household earns $160,693 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%Stable renters 4%Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units2,089
Renter share7.8%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$160,693
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Ridgewalk Cottages
Moderate
Within parent city
25th percentile
#4 of 5 tracts In Five Forks
Low
Within county
0th percentile
#123 of 123 tracts In Greenville County
Very Low
Within state
0th percentile
#1,313 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Five Forks and the region
Centroid at 34.8300, -82.2121 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ridgewalk Cottages scores 1.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Five Forks
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,029 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Five Forks
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Five Forks
3.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Five Forks
5.8
How Ridgewalk Cottages compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
8%Socioeconomic
35%Household composition
29%Racial/ethnic minority
3%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
49Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly (observed)
0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
1.09×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2025-10-01
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Greenville, SC as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
6.0%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
6.7%Food insecurity
2.8%SNAP enrollment
3.9%Transit barriers
5.7%No health insurance
12.7%Frequent mental distress
21.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ridgewalk Cottages
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Five Forks eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Greenville County average of 5.6 and above the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.09x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45045002814
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45045002814?
Census tract 45045002814 in the Ridgewalk Cottages neighborhood scores 1.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 45045002814?
Median gross rent is $2,029/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45045002814?
2.9% of residents in tract 45045002814 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,274.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45045002814?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 35th, minority 29th, housing 3th.
Q5
Is tract 45045002814 considered part of Ridgewalk Cottages?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45045002814 fall within Ridgewalk Cottages (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 45045002814 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.09× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Greenville eviction risk, SC), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45045002814 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45045002814 compare to Five Forks overall?
Tract 45045002814 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Five Forks at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Five Forks eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Five Forks
Top eight tracts in Five Forks ranked by composite eviction-risk score.