1 census tracts · pop 2,613 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3.6–3.6
Cambridge is a one-tract neighborhood of Wellford, SC, population 2,613. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.6/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 42% against 31.1% citywide, putting Cambridge 10.8% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 8.4/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.7/10.
The filing record is not thin: 53 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 31.4% of renter households.
That places it #2 of 5 neighborhoods in Wellford. Judgments average 6.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 12% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Jordans Glen and Brighton Valley score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,216, close to the Wellford average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $68,676.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.6/10 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
3.6
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cambridge vs WellfordHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport15%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cambridge
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
53Total filings (sum)
31.36%Avg annual filing rate
31.4%Peak year (2010)
31.36%Latest filed (2010)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cambridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.3%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility shutoff threat
19.2%Food insecurity
11.6%SNAP enrollment
12.5%No health insurance
33.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cambridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cambridge?
Cambridge scores 3.6/10 (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 Cambridge compare to Wellford overall?
Cambridge scores 0.1 points lower than Wellford overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,216 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cambridge?
Average gross rent in Cambridge is $1,216/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cambridge residents are renters?
12% of Cambridge households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in Wellford). The neighborhood has 2,613 residents.
Q5
Is Cambridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Cambridge sits in the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Cambridge for landlords?
Cambridge carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 Wellford as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cambridge?
Cambridge has 2,741 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31.1%), Other / Multiracial (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
