Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Greer Mill Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45045002505 · Greenville County, SC · pop 3,879 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Here is how census tract 45045002505, in Greer Mill in Greer eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.3/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,879. It lands near the 82nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $852 a month while the average household earns $35,987 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,860
Renter share49.4%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate31.5%
Median income$35,987
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Greer and the region
Centroid at 34.9340, -82.2349 · click any tract to drill in
Why Greer Mill scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Greer
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
31.5% poverty · this tract
7.9
Supply constraint
$852 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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 Greer Mill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%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)
- 917Total filings 2020-21
- 13.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 17.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.75×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below 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.
- 22.6%Housing insecurity
- 16.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.7%Food insecurity
- 23.3%SNAP enrollment
- 14.7%Transit barriers
- 21.8%No health insurance
- 20.2%Frequent mental distress
- 40.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Greer Mill
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.9/10. 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 Greer 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 45045002505
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45045002505?
Census tract 45045002505 in the Greer Mill neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 45045002505?
Median gross rent is $852/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45045002505?
31.5% of residents in tract 45045002505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,879.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45045002505?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 98th, minority 65th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 45045002505 considered part of Greer Mill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45045002505 fall within Greer Mill (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 45045002505 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.75× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Greenville eviction risk, SC), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45045002505 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.6% 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. 16.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45045002505 compare to Greer overall?
Tract 45045002505 scores 5/10, 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.
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