Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally
Ridgewood Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Duncan
Tract 45083023101 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 5,239 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 45083023101 covers part of the Ridgewood Heights area of Duncan, SC, and scores 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,239 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units2,258
Renter share39.3%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate18.2%
Median income$50,685
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Duncan and the region
Centroid at 34.9269, -82.1336 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ridgewood Heights scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Duncan
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
18.2% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,020 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Duncan
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Duncan
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Duncan
5.9
How Ridgewood Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
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)
- 181Total filings over 1 yrs
- 23.94%Avg annual filing rate
- 23.9%Peak (2010)
- 181Filings 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.
- 16.7%Housing insecurity
- 10.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.8%Food insecurity
- 13.0%SNAP enrollment
- 10.2%Transit barriers
- 14.1%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 33.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ridgewood Heights
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.9/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.1/10.
14% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. 36% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Spartanburg County average of 42.3%. The poverty rate is 18%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
It sits 0.9 points above the Spartanburg County average of 4.0. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 181 filings here across 1 tracked years.
Filings peaked in 2010 at 23.9% of renter households. In a typical year about 23.9% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 59% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.1/10. Statewide the SC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Average gross rent is $1,020, close to the Duncan average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 45083023101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083023101?
Census tract 45083023101 in the Ridgewood Heights neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 45083023101?
Median gross rent is $1,020/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45083023101?
18.2% of residents in tract 45083023101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,239.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45083023101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 52th, minority 63th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 45083023101 considered part of Ridgewood Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083023101 fall within Ridgewood Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45083023101?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 181 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 45083023101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 23.94% of renter households, peaking at 23.9% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45083023101 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.7% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45083023101 compare to Duncan overall?
Tract 45083023101 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Duncan at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Duncan; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Duncan
Top eight tracts in Duncan ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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