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Neighborhood · Brookdale, SC

Woodberry Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 1,709 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 5.3–5.3

Woodberry is a one-tract neighborhood of Brookdale, SC, population 1,709. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, Moderate tier. Against a Brookdale baseline of 33.3%, roughly one in eight of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. Running hot is housing-court posture at 9.2/10. Average gross rent is $900, 33% above the Brookdale average of $678.

Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.9/10. The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Food insecurity affects 30.2% of adults, 12.4 points above the national rate.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Wilkinson Heights and Creekmoor. Against average income of $82,528, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion. 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.3/10 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
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Woodberry vs Brookdale How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
12.5% -62%
Brookdale: 33.3%
Average gross rent
$900 +33%
Brookdale: $678
Average HH income
$82,528 +141%
Brookdale: $34,279
Poverty rate
23.8% -34%
Brookdale: 36.1%
Renter share
50.7% -6%
Brookdale: 54.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Woodberry and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.3–5.3

Why Woodberry scores 5.3

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 6.7–6.7 across tracts
6.7
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Rent control risk
13% of income on rent · Range 8.9–8.9 across tracts
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
51% renter households · Range 9.3–9.3 across tracts
9.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 9.2–9.2 across tracts
9.2
Economic stress
23.8% below poverty line · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Risk score comparison

Woodberry vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Woodberry score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.3WoodberryNeighborhood5.9Parent cityhost city3.8Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Woodberry

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
45075010802 5.3 1,709 13% $900
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 45

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

Socioeconomic status 58%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 66%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 99%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Woodberry

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

Frequently asked

About Woodberry

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Woodberry?

Woodberry scores 5.3/10 (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 Woodberry compare to Brookdale overall?

Woodberry scores 0.6 points lower than Brookdale overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 13% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $900 vs $678.
Q3

What is the average rent in Woodberry?

Average gross rent in Woodberry is $900/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Woodberry residents are renters?

51% of Woodberry households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Brookdale). The neighborhood has 1,709 residents.
Q5

Is Woodberry a high social-vulnerability area?

Woodberry sits in the 45th 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 Woodberry for landlords?

Woodberry carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 Brookdale as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Woodberry?

Woodberry has 1,719 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (92.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7%), White (non-Hispanic) (0.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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