1 census tracts · pop 1,396 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 4.1–4.1
Hampton Heights maps to a single census tract in Spartanburg, SC and houses 1,396 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. 43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Spartanburg rate of 32.3%.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10.
Court records for this tract carry 108 eviction filings. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 34.5% of renter households.
That places it #8 of 15 neighborhoods in Spartanburg. Judgments average 12.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Wadsworth Hills and Hillcrest. Average gross rent runs $1,066, close to the Spartanburg average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $49,740.
One tract means one number: 4.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. 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
Hampton Heights vs SpartanburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hampton Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
108Total filings (sum)
34.50%Avg annual filing rate
34.5%Peak year (2010)
34.50%Latest filed (2010)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hampton Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.4%Housing insecurity
10.2%Utility shutoff threat
18.9%Food insecurity
11.5%SNAP enrollment
11.7%No health insurance
31.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hampton Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hampton Heights?
Hampton 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 Hampton Heights compare to Spartanburg overall?
Hampton Heights scores 0.7 points higher than Spartanburg overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,066 vs $1,099.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hampton Heights?
Average gross rent in Hampton Heights is $1,066/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hampton Heights residents are renters?
52% of Hampton Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Spartanburg). The neighborhood has 1,396 residents.
Q5
Is Hampton Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Hampton Heights sits in the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Hampton Heights for landlords?
Hampton 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 Spartanburg as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hampton Heights?
Hampton Heights has 1,404 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (34.8%), Hispanic / Latino (7.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
