Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Southfork Eviction Risk: Lower , Roebuck
Tract 45083022003 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 5,087 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 45083022003 runs through the Southfork neighborhood of Roebuck. With 5,087 residents, it scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It lands near the 52nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $993 a month against an average household income of $54,257 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,794
Renter share17.9%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$54,257
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Roebuck and the region
Centroid at 34.8926, -81.9215 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southfork scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Roebuck
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$993 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Roebuck
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Roebuck
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Roebuck
4.1
How Southfork compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%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)
- 190Total filings over 1 yrs
- 50.40%Avg annual filing rate
- 50.4%Peak (2010)
- 190Filings 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
- 11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.1%Food insecurity
- 14.5%SNAP enrollment
- 10.6%Transit barriers
- 14.0%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 37.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southfork
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 4.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Roebuck, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Spartanburg County average of 5.5 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 190 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 50.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 50.4% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45083022003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083022003?
Census tract 45083022003 in the Southfork neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 45083022003?
Median gross rent is $993/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45083022003?
10.8% of residents in tract 45083022003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,087.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45083022003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 90th, minority 50th, housing 76th.
Q5
Is tract 45083022003 considered part of Southfork?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083022003 fall within Southfork (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45083022003?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 190 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 45083022003 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 50.40% of renter households, peaking at 50.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45083022003 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45083022003 compare to Roebuck overall?
Tract 45083022003 scores 3.3/10, higher than the parent city of Roebuck at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Roebuck; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Roebuck
Top eight tracts in Roebuck ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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