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Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Apalache Eviction Risk: Lower , Greer

Tract 45083023301 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 2,225 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 45083023301 runs through the Apalache area of Greer. With 2,225 residents, it scores 4.9/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 34% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 22% of renter households, a modest level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,246 a month while the average household earns $69,375 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 22% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units908
Renter share28.7%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$69,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Apalache
Moderate
Within parent city
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 18 tracts In Greer
Moderate
Within county
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#81 of 87 tracts In Spartanburg County
Very Low
Within state
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#1,078 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Greer and the region

Centroid at 34.9600, -82.2129 · click any tract to drill in

Why Apalache scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Greer
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,246 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Greer
5.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Greer
6.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Greer
5.2

How Apalache compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Apalache risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 023301Greer: 2.12.1Greerparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 3Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 2.31%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.3%Peak (2010)
  • 3Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Apalache

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Greer eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Spartanburg County average of 5.5 and below the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% 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 45083023301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083023301?

Census tract 45083023301 in the Apalache neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 45083023301?

Median gross rent is $1,246/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45083023301?

5.2% of residents in tract 45083023301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,225.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45083023301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 27th, minority 34th, housing 64th.
Q5

Is tract 45083023301 considered part of Apalache?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083023301 fall within Apalache (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45083023301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 45083023301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.31% of renter households, peaking at 2.3% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45083023301 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.5% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45083023301 compare to Greer overall?

Tract 45083023301 scores 2.6/10, higher than the parent city of Greer at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Greer eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Greer

Top eight tracts in Greer ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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