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Neighborhood · Saxon, SC

Mills Mill Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 4,701 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10 · range 6.6–6.6

Mills Mill is a black-white neighborhood in Saxon with 1 census tract and a population of 4,701 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 51% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 26% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $976/month sits 4% higher than the Saxon citywide average ($934).

Risk score
6.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mills Mill vs Saxon How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
51.4% +74%
Saxon: 29.6%
Average gross rent
$976 +4%
Saxon: $934
Average HH income
$28,462 +0%
Saxon: $28,394
Poverty rate
45.8% +3%
Saxon: 44.3%
Renter share
57.6% -7%
Saxon: 61.7%
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Geographic context

Risk heat across Mills Mill and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6.6–6.6

Why Mills Mill scores 6.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.6–3.6 across tracts
3.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts
4.3
Rent control risk
51% of income on rent · Range 8.8–8.8 across tracts
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
58% renter households · Range 9.4–9.4 across tracts
9.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 9.2–9.2 across tracts
9.2
Economic stress
45.8% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Risk score comparison

Mills Mill vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Mills Mill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Mills Mill: 6.66.6Mills MillNeighborhoodParent city: 2.92.9Parent cityhost cityState: 2.52.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Mills Mill

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
45083021700 6.6 4,701 51% $976
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 100

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 99%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 96%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 82%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 100%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Mills Mill

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 225Total filings (sum)
  • 34.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 34.2%Peak year (2010)
  • 34.19%Latest filed (2010)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mills Mill

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Mills Mill

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Mills Mill?

Mills Mill scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 Mills Mill compare to Saxon overall?

Mills Mill scores 3.7 points higher than Saxon overall (2.9/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $976 vs $934.
Q3

What is the average rent in Mills Mill?

Average gross rent in Mills Mill is $976/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Mills Mill residents are renters?

58% of Mills Mill households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Saxon). The neighborhood has 4,701 residents.
Q5

Is Mills Mill a high social-vulnerability area?

Mills Mill sits in the 100th 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 Mills Mill for landlords?

Mills Mill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). 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 Saxon as a whole (2.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Mills Mill?

Mills Mill has 4,725 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (43.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (27.3%), Hispanic / Latino (21.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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