Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
Lavender Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Simpsonville
Tract 45045003008 · Greenville County, SC · pop 7,822 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Eviction risk in the Lavender Hill neighborhood of Simpsonville centers on tract 45045003008, which scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 7,822 residents. That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
11% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,028 monthly, set against $116,569 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units2,781
Renter share12.9%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate3.5%
Median income$116,569
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Simpsonville and the region
Centroid at 34.7797, -82.2452 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lavender Hill scores 1.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Simpsonville
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
3.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,028 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Simpsonville
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Simpsonville
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Simpsonville
4.3
How Lavender Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 2%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)
- 57Total filings 2020-21
- 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.78×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.
- 6.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.9%Food insecurity
- 3.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.4%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 13.7%Frequent mental distress
- 23.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lavender Hill
What moves this score most is 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 Simpsonville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Greenville County average of 5.6 and below the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.78x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% 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 45045003008
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45045003008?
Census tract 45045003008 in the Lavender Hill neighborhood scores 1.5/10 (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 45045003008?
Median gross rent is $2,028/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45045003008?
3.5% of residents in tract 45045003008 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,822.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45045003008?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 37th, minority 37th, housing 2th.
Q5
Is tract 45045003008 considered part of Lavender Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45045003008 fall within Lavender Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 45045003008 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.78× 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 45045003008 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.9% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45045003008 compare to Simpsonville overall?
Tract 45045003008 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of Simpsonville at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Simpsonville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Simpsonville
Top eight tracts in Simpsonville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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