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Neighborhood · Sans Souci, SC

Latimer Square Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,684 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 4.5–4.5

Latimer Square is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Sans Souci with 1 census tract and a population of 3,684 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. 50% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 22% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $833/month sits 17% lower than the Sans Souci citywide average ($999).

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Latimer Square vs Sans Souci How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
49.7% +47%
Sans Souci: 33.9%
Average gross rent
$833 -17%
Sans Souci: $999
Average HH income
$40,357 -13%
Sans Souci: $46,276
Poverty rate
11.7% -10%
Sans Souci: 12.9%
Renter share
45.9% +5%
Sans Souci: 43.8%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Latimer Square and the region

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

Why Latimer Square 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 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Rent control risk
50% of income on rent · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.7–1.7 across tracts
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
46% renter households · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Economic stress
11.7% below poverty line · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.4–1.4 across tracts
1.4
Risk score comparison

Latimer Square vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Latimer Square score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Latimer Square: 4.54.5Latimer SquareNeighborhoodParent 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 Latimer Square

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
45045002302 4.5 3,684 50% $833
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 91

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

Socioeconomic status 92%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 69%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Latimer Square

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 831Total filings 2020-21
  • 11.9Avg monthly observed
  • 19.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.62×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Greenville, SC).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Latimer Square

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

Frequently asked

About Latimer Square

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Latimer Square?

Latimer Square 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 Latimer Square compare to Sans Souci overall?

Latimer Square scores 2.1 points higher than Sans Souci overall (2.4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $833 vs $999.
Q3

What is the average rent in Latimer Square?

Average gross rent in Latimer Square is $833/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Latimer Square residents are renters?

46% of Latimer Square households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Sans Souci). The neighborhood has 3,684 residents.
Q5

Is Latimer Square a high social-vulnerability area?

Latimer Square sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Latimer Square for landlords?

Latimer Square 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 Sans Souci as a whole (2.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Latimer Square?

Latimer Square has 3,903 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.4%), Hispanic / Latino (10.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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