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Neighborhood · Conway, SC

Turtle Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 4,294 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10 · range 5.5–5.5

Turtle Creek is a white-black neighborhood in Conway with 1 census tract and a population of 4,294 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 57% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 37% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $616/month sits 29% lower than the Conway citywide average ($866).

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Turtle Creek vs Conway How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
57.3% +85%
Conway: 30.9%
Average gross rent
$616 -29%
Conway: $866
Average HH income
$32,881 -40%
Conway: $54,841
Poverty rate
25.2% +24%
Conway: 20.3%
Renter share
50.8% +47%
Conway: 34.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Turtle Creek and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.5–5.5

Why Turtle Creek scores 5.5

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 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Rent control risk
57% of income on rent · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
51% renter households · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts
7.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Economic stress
25.2% below poverty line · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

Turtle Creek vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Turtle Creek score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Turtle Creek: 5.55.5Turtle CreekNeighborhoodParent city: 2.82.8Parent cityhost cityState: 2.52.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Turtle Creek

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
45051070300 5.5 4,294 57% $616
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 81

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

Socioeconomic status 76%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 77%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 78%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.

Frequently asked

About Turtle Creek

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Turtle Creek?

Turtle Creek scores 5.5/10 (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 Turtle Creek compare to Conway overall?

Turtle Creek scores 2.7 points higher than Conway overall (2.8/10). 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 (5.5/10). 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 Conway as a whole (2.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Turtle Creek?

Turtle Creek has 4,268 residents (White-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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