1 census tracts · pop 3,565 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Melody Creek maps to a single census tract in Valley Falls, SC and houses 3,565 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
This is a renter market: 80% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.6/10. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. At $804 a month, rents sit 21% under what the rest of Valley Falls commands. Against a Valley Falls baseline of 29.7%, 36% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Food insecurity affects 30.4% of adults, 12.6 points above the national rate. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 21.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $45,446.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.5/10 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
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Melody Creek vs Valley FallsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Melody Creek
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.4%Housing insecurity
14.2%Utility shutoff threat
30.4%Food insecurity
19.5%SNAP enrollment
15.3%No health insurance
37.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Melody Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Melody Creek?
Melody Creek scores 5.5/10 (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 Melody Creek compare to Valley Falls overall?
Melody Creek scores 1.4 points higher than Valley Falls overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $804 vs $1,021.
Q3
What is the average rent in Melody Creek?
Average gross rent in Melody Creek is $804/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Melody Creek residents are renters?
80% of Melody Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Valley Falls). The neighborhood has 3,565 residents.
Q5
Is Melody Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Melody Creek sits in the 71st 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 Melody Creek for landlords?
Melody Creek carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 Valley Falls as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Melody Creek?
Melody Creek has 3,302 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (55.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.3%), Hispanic / Latino (10.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
