1 census tracts · pop 3,468 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10
· range 3.1–3.1
Ridgecrest Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Roebuck, SC and houses 3,468 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs roughly two in three against 30.4% citywide, putting Ridgecrest Heights 33.9% over its own city.
Average gross rent is $1,219, 40% above the Roebuck average of $870. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.6/10. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 433 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 67.6% of renter households. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Roebuck, it ranks #2 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 19.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 19% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Hampshire Heights and Southfork. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $53,878.
One tract means one number: 3.1/10 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
3.1
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ridgecrest Heights vs RoebuckHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ridgecrest Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
433Total filings (sum)
67.55%Avg annual filing rate
67.6%Peak year (2010)
67.55%Latest filed (2010)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ridgecrest Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.9%Housing insecurity
10.9%Utility shutoff threat
21.8%Food insecurity
12.6%SNAP enrollment
14.6%No health insurance
34.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ridgecrest Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ridgecrest Heights?
Ridgecrest Heights scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 Ridgecrest Heights compare to Roebuck overall?
Ridgecrest Heights scores 0.1 points lower than Roebuck overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,219 vs $870.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ridgecrest Heights?
Average gross rent in Ridgecrest Heights is $1,219/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ridgecrest Heights residents are renters?
19% of Ridgecrest Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 21% in Roebuck). The neighborhood has 3,468 residents.
Q5
Is Ridgecrest Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Ridgecrest Heights sits in the 69th 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 Ridgecrest Heights for landlords?
Ridgecrest Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). 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 Roebuck as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ridgecrest Heights?
Ridgecrest Heights has 3,745 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (28.9%), Hispanic / Latino (13.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
