1 census tracts · pop 4,970 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 4.1–4.1
Hamilton Heights maps to a single census tract in Easley, SC, population 4,970. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 8.3/10.
Cost burden runs 45% against 36.9% citywide, putting Hamilton Heights 8.4% over its own city. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10.
The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
The filing record is not thin: 610 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 30.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 16.9% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 8 mapped neighborhoods of Easley, it ranks #4 by risk, the middle third.
Only 19% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Couch Place and The cottages at Wilbur Street.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hamilton Heights vs EasleyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hamilton Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
610Total filings (sum)
20.26%Avg annual filing rate
30.7%Peak year (2014)
16.87%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hamilton Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.1%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility shutoff threat
16.8%Food insecurity
9.4%SNAP enrollment
12.0%No health insurance
33.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hamilton Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hamilton Heights?
Hamilton Heights scores 4.1/10 (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 Hamilton Heights compare to Easley overall?
Hamilton Heights scores 0.3 points higher than Easley overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $965 vs $947.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hamilton Heights?
Average gross rent in Hamilton Heights is $965/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hamilton Heights residents are renters?
19% of Hamilton Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Easley). The neighborhood has 4,970 residents.
Q5
Is Hamilton Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Hamilton Heights sits in the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Hamilton Heights for landlords?
Hamilton Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 Easley as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hamilton Heights?
Hamilton Heights has 5,450 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.9%), Hispanic / Latino (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
