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Neighborhood · Lexington, SC

Spring Lake Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,143 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Spring Lake is a one-tract neighborhood of Lexington, SC and houses 4,143 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.

Against a Lexington baseline of 28.8%, 38% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10. The voucher gap is 17.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Disability prevalence reaches 18.8% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.2/10. Food insecurity affects 8.7% of adults, 9.1 points below the national rate.

Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Lexington, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. At 22% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Kensington Place and Timberland Place.

Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Spring Lake vs Lexington How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
37.8% +31%
Lexington: 28.8%
Average gross rent
$1,528 -1%
Lexington: $1,545
Average HH income
$106,944 +28%
Lexington: $83,263
Poverty rate
2.5% -66%
Lexington: 7.4%
Renter share
21.8% -30%
Lexington: 31.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Spring Lake and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Spring Lake scores 3

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 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Rent control risk
38% of income on rent · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
22% renter households · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.8–4.8 across tracts
4.8
Economic stress
2.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Risk score comparison

Spring Lake vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Spring Lake score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Spring LakeNeighborhood3.8Parent cityhost city3.8Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Spring Lake

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
45063021038 3 4,143 38% $1,528
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 39

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

Socioeconomic status 22%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 60%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Spring Lake

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Spring Lake

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Spring Lake?

Spring Lake scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Spring Lake compare to Lexington overall?

Spring Lake scores 0.8 points lower than Lexington overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,528 vs $1,545.
Q3

What is the average rent in Spring Lake?

Average gross rent in Spring Lake is $1,528/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Spring Lake residents are renters?

22% of Spring Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Lexington). The neighborhood has 4,143 residents.
Q5

Is Spring Lake a high social-vulnerability area?

Spring Lake sits in the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Spring Lake for landlords?

Spring Lake carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Lexington as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Spring Lake?

Spring Lake has 4,138 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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