1 census tracts · pop 4,385 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Southern Pines is a one-tract neighborhood of Converse, SC, population 4,385. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Converse baseline of 33.7%, 62% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10. At $1,132 a month, rents sit 28% over what the rest of Converse commands. 19% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10. Court records for this tract carry 140 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 26.3% of renter households. Judgments average 5.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
At 26% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $55,903.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southern Pines vs ConverseHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southern Pines
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
140Total filings (sum)
26.27%Avg annual filing rate
26.3%Peak year (2010)
26.27%Latest filed (2010)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Southern Pines
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.6%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility shutoff threat
18.8%Food insecurity
11.9%SNAP enrollment
13.2%No health insurance
37.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Southern Pines
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southern Pines?
Southern Pines scores 4.5/10 (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 Southern Pines compare to Converse overall?
Southern Pines scores 0.5 points higher than Converse overall (4/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,132 vs $886.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southern Pines?
Average gross rent in Southern Pines is $1,132/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southern Pines residents are renters?
26% of Southern Pines households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Converse). The neighborhood has 4,385 residents.
Q5
Is Southern Pines a high social-vulnerability area?
Southern Pines sits in the 75th 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
How safe is Southern Pines for landlords?
Southern Pines carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Converse as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Southern Pines?
Southern Pines has 4,521 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.1%), Other / Multiracial (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
