1 census tracts · pop 5,239 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.9–4.9
Ridgewood Heights maps to a single census tract in Duncan, SC and houses 5,239 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10.
36% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Duncan rate of 27.7%. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10.
14% 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. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records for this tract carry 181 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 23.9% of renter households. Judgments average 6.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Average gross rent runs $1,020, close to the Duncan average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $50,685. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.9/10 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
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ridgewood Heights vs DuncanHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ridgewood Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
181Total filings (sum)
23.94%Avg annual filing rate
23.9%Peak year (2010)
23.94%Latest filed (2010)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ridgewood Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.7%Housing insecurity
10.8%Utility shutoff threat
20.8%Food insecurity
13.0%SNAP enrollment
14.1%No health insurance
33.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ridgewood Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ridgewood Heights?
Ridgewood Heights scores 4.9/10 (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 Ridgewood Heights compare to Duncan overall?
Ridgewood Heights scores 0.9 points higher than Duncan overall (4/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,020 vs $1,032.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ridgewood Heights?
Average gross rent in Ridgewood Heights is $1,020/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ridgewood Heights residents are renters?
39% of Ridgewood Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Duncan). The neighborhood has 5,239 residents.
Q5
Is Ridgewood Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Ridgewood Heights sits in the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Ridgewood Heights for landlords?
Ridgewood Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 Duncan as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ridgewood Heights?
Ridgewood Heights has 5,559 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (39%), Hispanic / Latino (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
