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Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Converse Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Spartanburg

Tract 45083021200 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 3,557 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

In the Converse Heights neighborhood of Spartanburg, census tract 45083021200 scores 4.8/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #58,169 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,231 a month against an average household income of $110,127 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 23% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,747
Renter share40.9%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$110,127

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Converse Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 16 tracts In Spartanburg
Very Low
Within county
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#68 of 87 tracts In Spartanburg County
Low
Within state
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#875 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Spartanburg and the region

Centroid at 34.9509, -81.9168 · click any tract to drill in

Why Converse Heights scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Spartanburg
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,231 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spartanburg
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spartanburg
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spartanburg
2.5

How Converse Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Converse Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.33.3This tracttract 021200Spartanburg: 2.62.6Spartanburgparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 108Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 20.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 20.2%Peak (2010)
  • 108Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Converse Heights

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Spartanburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Spartanburg County average of 5.5 and below the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 108 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 20.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.2% of renter households in 2010.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45083021200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083021200?

Census tract 45083021200 in the Converse Heights neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 45083021200?

Median gross rent is $1,231/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45083021200?

6.7% of residents in tract 45083021200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,557.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45083021200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 18th, minority 28th, housing 71th.
Q5

Is tract 45083021200 considered part of Converse Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083021200 fall within Converse Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45083021200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 108 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 45083021200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.19% of renter households, peaking at 20.2% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45083021200 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45083021200 compare to Spartanburg overall?

Tract 45083021200 scores 3.3/10, higher than the parent city of Spartanburg at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spartanburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Spartanburg

Top eight tracts in Spartanburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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