2 census tracts · pop 6,479 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.2–5.4
Mill Village spans 2 census tracts of Cayce, SC, population 6,479. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 29.8% citywide, putting Mill Village 13.2% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.2/10. The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filings are well documented here: 1,577 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 22.6% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 10.1% in 2014, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $1,255, 8% below the Cayce average of $1,360.
Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Cayce, it ranks #3 by risk, the lower third. Its 2 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $59,195. 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Mill Village vs CayceHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mill Village
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,577Total filings (sum)
15.13%Avg annual filing rate
22.6%Peak year (2012)
10.47%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mill Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.5%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility shutoff threat
17.0%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
11.3%No health insurance
30.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mill Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mill Village?
Mill Village scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Mill Village compare to Cayce overall?
Mill Village scores 1.1 points higher than Cayce overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,255 vs $1,360.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mill Village?
Average gross rent in Mill Village is $1,255/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mill Village residents are renters?
64% of Mill Village households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Cayce). The neighborhood has 6,479 residents.
Q5
Is Mill Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Mill Village sits in the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Mill Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mill Village is census tract 45063020300 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.4, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Mill Village for landlords?
Mill Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Cayce as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Mill Village?
Mill Village has 6,994 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.5%), Hispanic / Latino (10.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
