Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Ridge Spring Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45081960400 · Saluda County, SC · pop 2,967 · 12% of tract blocks fall in Ridge Spring
Tract 45081960400 covers Ridge Spring in Saluda County in South Carolina. Home to 2,967 residents, it scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #46,520 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $731 a month while the average household earns $53,561 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,162
Renter share26.0%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate24.8%
Median income$53,561
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
77
th percentile
High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ridge Spring and the region
Centroid at 33.8896, -81.6851 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ridge Spring scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ridge Spring
3.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.2
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
24.8% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$731 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ridge Spring
2.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ridge Spring
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ridge Spring
5.3
How Ridge Spring compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 17.3%Housing insecurity
- 11.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.0%Food insecurity
- 17.2%SNAP enrollment
- 11.5%Transit barriers
- 16.4%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 40.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ridge Spring
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Ridge Spring, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Saluda County average of 5.4 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45081960400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45081960400?
Census tract 45081960400 in Ridge Spring scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 45081960400?
Median gross rent is $731/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45081960400?
24.8% of residents in tract 45081960400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,967.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45081960400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 67th, minority 59th, housing 74th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 45081960400 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 11.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 45081960400 compare to Ridge Spring overall?
Tract 45081960400 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Ridge Spring at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ridge Spring; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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