Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
The Cottages Eviction Risk: Moderate , Laurens
Tract 45059920400 · Laurens County, SC · pop 4,809 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
In the The Cottages neighborhood of Laurens, census tract 45059920400 scores 5.6/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #34,079 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $841 a month against an average household income of $58,828 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,162
Renter share45.0%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate14.5%
Median income$58,828
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Laurens and the region
Centroid at 34.4928, -82.0270 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Cottages scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Laurens
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
14.5% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$841 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Laurens
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Laurens
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Laurens
6.8
How The Cottages compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,194Total filings over 5 yrs
- 26.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 29.7%Peak (2014)
- 210Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 5 months.
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.
- 15.6%Housing insecurity
- 10.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.8%Food insecurity
- 12.4%SNAP enrollment
- 9.9%Transit barriers
- 13.4%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 38.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Cottages
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 Laurens, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Laurens County average of 5.6 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,194 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 26.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 29.7% of renter households in 2014.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.1% 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 45059920400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45059920400?
Census tract 45059920400 in the The Cottages neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 45059920400?
Median gross rent is $841/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45059920400?
14.5% of residents in tract 45059920400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,809.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45059920400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 74th, minority 62th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 45059920400 considered part of The Cottages?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45059920400 fall within The Cottages (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45059920400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,194 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45059920400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 26.54% of renter households, peaking at 29.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45059920400 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.6% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45059920400 compare to Laurens overall?
Tract 45059920400 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Laurens at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laurens; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Laurens
Top eight tracts in Laurens ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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