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Cambridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wellford

Tract 45083023401 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 2,613 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

How risky is the Cambridge neighborhood of Wellford for landlords? Census tract 45083023401 scores $1/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,216 a month against an average household income of $68,676 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 7% Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,000
Renter share12.4%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$68,676

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Cambridge
Moderate
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Wellford
High
Within county
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#43 of 87 tracts In Spartanburg County
Moderate
Within state
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#534 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wellford and the region

Centroid at 34.9191, -82.0587 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cambridge scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,216 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Cambridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cambridge risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.34.3This tracttract 023401Wellford: 2.42.4Wellfordparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 53Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 31.36%Avg annual filing rate
  • 31.4%Peak (2010)
  • 53Filings 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cambridge

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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 45083023401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083023401?

Census tract 45083023401 in the Cambridge neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 45083023401?

Median gross rent is $1,216/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45083023401?

13.1% of residents in tract 45083023401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,613.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45083023401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 42th, minority 64th, housing 15th.
Q5

Is tract 45083023401 considered part of Cambridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083023401 fall within Cambridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45083023401?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 53 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 45083023401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 31.36% of renter households, peaking at 31.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45083023401 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.3% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45083023401 compare to Wellford overall?

Tract 45083023401 scores 4.3/10, 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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