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Neighborhood · Spartanburg, SC

Summer Place Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 2,453 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10 · range 5.7–5.9

Summer Place is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Spartanburg with 2 census tracts and a population of 2,453 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 57% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 33% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,010/month sits 8% lower than the Spartanburg citywide average ($1,099).

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Summer Place vs Spartanburg How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
57.1% +77%
Spartanburg: 32.3%
Average gross rent
$1,010 -8%
Spartanburg: $1,099
Average HH income
$38,233 -25%
Spartanburg: $51,193
Poverty rate
27.9% +16%
Spartanburg: 24.1%
Renter share
42.7% -7%
Spartanburg: 46.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Summer Place and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.7–5.9

Why Summer Place scores 5.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.6–3.6 across tracts
3.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Rent control risk
57% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
43% renter households · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
27.9% below poverty line · Range 5.9–8.6 across tracts
7.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.9–4.0 across tracts
3.3
Risk score comparison

Summer Place vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Summer Place score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Summer Place: 5.85.8Summer PlaceNeighborhoodParent city: 2.62.6Parent cityhost cityState: 2.52.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Summer Place

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
45083020400 5.9 977 54% $1,086
45083020500 5.7 1,476 59% $959
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 95

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 96%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 93%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Summer Place

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 227Total filings (sum)
  • 40.10%Avg annual filing rate
  • 42.1%Peak year (2010)
  • 40.10%Latest filed (2010)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Summer Place

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Summer Place

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Summer Place?

Summer Place scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Summer Place compare to Spartanburg overall?

Summer Place scores 3.2 points higher than Spartanburg overall (2.6/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,010 vs $1,099.
Q3

What is the average rent in Summer Place?

Average gross rent in Summer Place is $1,010/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Summer Place residents are renters?

43% of Summer Place households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Spartanburg). The neighborhood has 2,453 residents.
Q5

Is Summer Place a high social-vulnerability area?

Summer Place sits in the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Summer Place have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Summer Place is census tract 45083020400 (score 5.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 5.9, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Summer Place for landlords?

Summer Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 (2.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Summer Place?

Summer Place has 2,468 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (82.4%), Hispanic / Latino (8.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Spartanburg

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Summer Place.

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