Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Blue Springs Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wellford
Tract 45083023104 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 4,175 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 45083023104 (the Blue Springs neighborhood of Wellford, South Carolina) comes in at 6.5/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 86% of US census tracts.
51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,101 a month while the average household earns $51,110 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,659
Renter share27.8%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate23.8%
Median income$51,110
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wellford and the region
Centroid at 34.9407, -82.1079 · click any tract to drill in
Why Blue Springs scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wellford
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
23.8% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,101 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wellford
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wellford
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wellford
7.7
How Blue Springs compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%Housing & transportation
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.
- 18.3%Housing insecurity
- 12.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.0%Food insecurity
- 17.2%SNAP enrollment
- 11.9%Transit barriers
- 15.5%No health insurance
- 19.4%Frequent mental distress
- 38.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Blue Springs
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.4/10. 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 Wellford, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Spartanburg County average of 5.5 and above the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 45083023104
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083023104?
Census tract 45083023104 in the Blue Springs neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 45083023104?
Median gross rent is $1,101/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45083023104?
23.8% of residents in tract 45083023104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,175.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45083023104?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 96th, minority 62th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 45083023104 considered part of Blue Springs?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083023104 fall within Blue Springs (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 45083023104 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.3% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45083023104 compare to Wellford overall?
Tract 45083023104 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Wellford at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wellford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wellford
Top eight tracts in Wellford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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