4 census tracts · pop 14,273 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 3.8–4.9
Emerald Valley takes in 4 census tracts of St. Andrews, SC and houses 14,273 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a St. Andrews baseline of 35.0%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
34% 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. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.3/10. This is a renter market: 74% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.7/10. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 18.5% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 1.8/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 3.8 to 4.9. A 1.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Court records carry 12,405 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 90.0% of renter households. Judgments average 9.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Emerald Valley vs St. AndrewsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Emerald Valley
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
12,405Total filings (sum)
57.16%Avg annual filing rate
90.0%Peak year (2014)
63.59%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Emerald Valley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.2%Housing insecurity
18.4%Utility shutoff threat
30.6%Food insecurity
24.2%SNAP enrollment
14.7%No health insurance
35.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Emerald Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Emerald Valley?
Emerald Valley scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Emerald Valley compare to St. Andrews overall?
Emerald Valley scores 1.1 points higher than St. Andrews overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,099 vs $1,088.
Q3
What is the average rent in Emerald Valley?
Average gross rent in Emerald Valley is $1,099/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Emerald Valley residents are renters?
74% of Emerald Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 71% in St. Andrews). The neighborhood has 14,273 residents.
Q5
Is Emerald Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Emerald Valley sits in the 74th 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
Which tracts in Emerald Valley have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Emerald Valley is census tract 45079010413 (score 4.9/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 4.9, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Emerald Valley for landlords?
Emerald Valley carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to St. Andrews as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Emerald Valley?
Emerald Valley has 13,755 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (70.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (19.4%), Hispanic / Latino (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
