Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Bearcat Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Greenwood

Tract 45047970303 · Greenwood County, SC · pop 3,346 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Tract 45047970303, home to 3,346 residents in Bearcat Village in Greenwood, scores 6.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #19,619 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $915 a month while the average household earns $42,730 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 33% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units1,469

Renter share53.9%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate13.5%

Median income$42,730

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Greenwood and the region

Centroid at 34.2110, -82.1907 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bearcat Village scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Greenwood

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.9

State political climate

South Carolina legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

13.5% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$915 rent vs county FMR

4.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Greenwood

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Greenwood

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Greenwood

7.8

How Bearcat Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

55%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
57%Racial/ethnic minority
75%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Bearcat Village. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

11.7%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
14.9%Food insecurity
7.9%SNAP enrollment
7.9%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
27.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bearcat Village

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Greenwood eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Greenwood County average of 5.9 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 11.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th 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.

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 45047970303

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45047970303?

Census tract 45047970303 in the Bearcat Village neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 45047970303?

Median gross rent is $915/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 45047970303?

13.5% of residents in tract 45047970303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,346.

How socially vulnerable is tract 45047970303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 14th, minority 57th, housing 75th.

Is tract 45047970303 considered part of Bearcat Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45047970303 fall within Bearcat Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 45047970303 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.7% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 45047970303 compare to Greenwood overall?

Tract 45047970303 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Greenwood at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Greenwood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Greenwood

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