The cottages at Wilbur Street Eviction Risk: Moderate
2 census tracts · pop 5,031 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4–4.7
The cottages at Wilbur Street spans 2 census tracts of Easley, SC, population 5,031. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 59% against 36.9% citywide, putting The cottages at Wilbur Street 21.8% over its own city.
24% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.3/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 21%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
That places it #1 of 8 neighborhoods in Easley. For a like-for-like read, Jericho Ridge and Couch Place score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Against average income of $60,576, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $969, close to the Easley average.
36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
The cottages at Wilbur Street vs EasleyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The cottages at Wilbur Street
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.3%Housing insecurity
10.9%Utility shutoff threat
24.0%Food insecurity
15.4%SNAP enrollment
15.4%No health insurance
38.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The cottages at Wilbur Street
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The cottages at Wilbur Street?
The cottages at Wilbur Street scores 4.4/10 (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 The cottages at Wilbur Street compare to Easley overall?
The cottages at Wilbur Street scores 0.6 points higher than Easley overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $969 vs $947.
Q3
What is the average rent in The cottages at Wilbur Street?
Average gross rent in The cottages at Wilbur Street is $969/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The cottages at Wilbur Street residents are renters?
36% of The cottages at Wilbur Street households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Easley). The neighborhood has 5,031 residents.
Q5
Is The cottages at Wilbur Street a high social-vulnerability area?
The cottages at Wilbur Street sits in the 83rd 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
Which tracts in The cottages at Wilbur Street have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The cottages at Wilbur Street is census tract 45077010806 (score 4.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4 to 4.7, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is The cottages at Wilbur Street for landlords?
The cottages at Wilbur Street carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 Easley as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of The cottages at Wilbur Street?
The cottages at Wilbur Street has 5,651 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.1%), Hispanic / Latino (21.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to The cottages at Wilbur Street.
