2 census tracts · pop 10,479 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–3.6
Ivy Walk is a 2-tract neighborhood of Simpsonville, SC and houses 10,479 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.3/10, in the Lower tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Simpsonville rate of 28.4%.
The voucher gap is 27.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
At $1,662 a month, rents sit 17% over what the rest of Simpsonville commands. SNAP participation is 6.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.1/10.
That places it #3 of 7 neighborhoods in Simpsonville. At 27% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Knoll Creek and Lavender Hill. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $89,640.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Ivy Walk vs SimpsonvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ivy Walk
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
991Total filings 2020-21
7.2Avg monthly observed
7.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.76×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Greenville, SC).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ivy Walk
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.6%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility shutoff threat
12.2%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
9.3%No health insurance
25.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ivy Walk
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ivy Walk?
Ivy Walk scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Ivy Walk compare to Simpsonville overall?
Ivy Walk scores 0.4 points lower than Simpsonville overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,662 vs $1,415.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ivy Walk?
Average gross rent in Ivy Walk is $1,662/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ivy Walk residents are renters?
27% of Ivy Walk households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Simpsonville). The neighborhood has 10,479 residents.
Q5
Is Ivy Walk a high social-vulnerability area?
Ivy Walk sits in the 21st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Ivy Walk have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ivy Walk is census tract 45045003012 (score 3.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.6, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Ivy Walk for landlords?
Ivy Walk carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Simpsonville as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ivy Walk?
Ivy Walk has 10,772 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.2%), Hispanic / Latino (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
