1 census tracts · pop 4,294 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Turtle Creek is a one-tract neighborhood of Conway, SC, population 4,294. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 57% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Conway rate of 30.9%.
The severe-burden share is 37%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $616, 29% below the Conway average of $866. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.6/10. Court records for this tract carry 829 eviction filings. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
Food insecurity affects 28.0% of adults, 10.2 points above the national rate. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 28.7% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 22.9% in 2014 against a 28.7% peak. That places it #1 of 7 neighborhoods in Conway.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Turtle Creek vs ConwayHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Turtle Creek
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
829Total filings (sum)
23.73%Avg annual filing rate
28.7%Peak year (2012)
22.94%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Turtle Creek
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.3%Housing insecurity
14.0%Utility shutoff threat
28.0%Food insecurity
21.0%SNAP enrollment
15.6%No health insurance
39.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Turtle Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Turtle Creek?
Turtle Creek scores 5.4/10 (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 Turtle Creek compare to Conway overall?
Turtle Creek scores 1.4 points higher than Conway overall (4/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $616 vs $866.
Q3
What is the average rent in Turtle Creek?
Average gross rent in Turtle Creek is $616/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Turtle Creek residents are renters?
51% of Turtle Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Conway). The neighborhood has 4,294 residents.
Q5
Is Turtle Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Turtle Creek sits in the 81st 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 Turtle Creek for landlords?
Turtle Creek carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Conway as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Turtle Creek?
Turtle Creek has 4,268 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
