1 census tracts · pop 3,499 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–5.9
Avondale is a one-tract neighborhood of Hilltop, SC and houses 3,499 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 32.7% citywide, putting Avondale 20.2% over its own city.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $40,665 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. 15% 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 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10. The filing record is not thin: 246 evictions logged in this tract.
14.7% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. 18.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 44.5% of renter households.
Judgments average 10.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,170, close to the Hilltop average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Avondale vs HilltopHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Avondale
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
246Total filings (sum)
44.48%Avg annual filing rate
44.5%Peak year (2010)
44.48%Latest filed (2010)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Avondale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.2%Housing insecurity
14.7%Utility shutoff threat
29.6%Food insecurity
19.7%SNAP enrollment
18.8%No health insurance
39.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Avondale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Avondale?
Avondale scores 5.9/10 (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 Avondale compare to Hilltop overall?
Avondale scores 1.4 points higher than Hilltop overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,170 vs $1,160.
Q3
What is the average rent in Avondale?
Average gross rent in Avondale is $1,170/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Avondale residents are renters?
49% of Avondale households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Hilltop). The neighborhood has 3,499 residents.
Q5
Is Avondale a high social-vulnerability area?
Avondale sits in the 86th 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 Avondale for landlords?
Avondale carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). 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 Hilltop as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Avondale?
Avondale has 3,310 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (42.1%), Hispanic / Latino (7.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
