1 census tracts · pop 5,924 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 6.1–6.1
Spring Valley is a one-tract neighborhood of Orangeburg, SC, population 5,924. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.1/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 25% against 46.6% citywide, putting Spring Valley 21.9% under its own city.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 9.4/10.
Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The filing record is not thin: 553 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 31.8% of renter households. At $919 a month, rents sit 8% over what the rest of Orangeburg commands. That places it #3 of 5 neighborhoods in Orangeburg.
Judgments average 0.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Quicktown and Pine View score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.1/10 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
6.1
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Spring Valley vs OrangeburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Spring Valley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
553Total filings (sum)
27.20%Avg annual filing rate
31.8%Peak year (2011)
31.80%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Spring Valley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.0%Housing insecurity
12.5%Utility shutoff threat
24.5%Food insecurity
16.0%SNAP enrollment
11.7%No health insurance
32.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Spring Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Spring Valley?
Spring Valley scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 Valley compare to Orangeburg overall?
Spring Valley scores 0.2 points higher than Orangeburg overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 47% citywide. Average rent: $919 vs $848.
Q3
What is the average rent in Spring Valley?
Average gross rent in Spring Valley is $919/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Spring Valley residents are renters?
51% of Spring Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Orangeburg). The neighborhood has 5,924 residents.
Q5
Is Spring Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Spring Valley sits in the 60th 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
How safe is Spring Valley for landlords?
Spring Valley carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). 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 Orangeburg as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Spring Valley?
Spring Valley has 6,079 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (72.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
