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Washington Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Spartanburg

Tract 45083020800 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 1,173 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 45083020800 belongs to the Washington Heights neighborhood of Spartanburg, South Carolina. It is home to 1,173 residents and scores 5.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 59% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $351 a month against an average household income of $11,175 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. Renters make up 97% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 55% Owners 3%
Tract context
Occupied units433
Renter share97.2%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate74.4%
Median income$11,175

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Washington Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 16 tracts In Spartanburg
High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#7 of 87 tracts In Spartanburg County
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#40 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Spartanburg and the region

Centroid at 34.9367, -81.9385 · click any tract to drill in

Why Washington Heights scores 6.2

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
74.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$351 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Washington Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Washington Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 020800Spartanburg: 2.62.6Spartanburgparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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)

  • 308Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 64.71%Avg annual filing rate
  • 64.7%Peak (2010)
  • 308Filings 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 Washington Heights

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 48.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 42.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 308 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 64.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 64.7% 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 45083020800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083020800?

Census tract 45083020800 in the Washington Heights neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 45083020800?

Median gross rent is $351/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45083020800?

74.4% of residents in tract 45083020800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,173.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45083020800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 69th, minority 92th, housing 89th.
Q5

Is tract 45083020800 considered part of Washington Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083020800 fall within Washington Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45083020800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 308 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 45083020800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 64.71% of renter households, peaking at 64.7% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45083020800 struggle to pay rent?

About 48.9% 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. 42.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45083020800 compare to Spartanburg overall?

Tract 45083020800 scores 6.2/10, 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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