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Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Hillcrest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Spartanburg

Tract 45083021301 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 1,858 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Here is how census tract 45083021301, in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Spartanburg eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.3/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 1,858. That is riskier than roughly 48% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,147 monthly, set against $50,645 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 68% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 35% Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units886
Renter share68.4%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate18.7%
Median income$50,645

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Hillcrest
Moderate
Within parent city
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 16 tracts In Spartanburg
Moderate
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 87 tracts In Spartanburg County
High
Within state
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#247 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Spartanburg and the region

Centroid at 34.9740, -81.8916 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hillcrest scores 5.2

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
18.7% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,147 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 Hillcrest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hillcrest risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 021301Spartanburg: 2.62.6Spartanburgparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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)

  • 112Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 11.10%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.1%Peak (2010)
  • 112Filings 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 Hillcrest

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.7/10. 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 about the same as the Spartanburg County average of 5.5 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 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 112 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 11.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.1% 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 45083021301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083021301?

Census tract 45083021301 in the Hillcrest neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 45083021301?

Median gross rent is $1,147/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45083021301?

18.7% of residents in tract 45083021301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,858.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45083021301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 61th, minority 66th, housing 88th.
Q5

Is tract 45083021301 considered part of Hillcrest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083021301 fall within Hillcrest (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45083021301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 112 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 45083021301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.10% of renter households, peaking at 11.1% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45083021301 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.5% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45083021301 compare to Spartanburg overall?

Tract 45083021301 scores 5.2/10, 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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