1 census tracts · pop 6,924 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
Cedar Valley is a one-tract neighborhood of Catawba, SC, population 6,924. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.7/10.
The filing record is not thin: 78 evictions logged in this tract. Cost burden runs 24% against 19.7% citywide, putting Cedar Valley 4.1% over its own city.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 21.9% of renter households. Judgments average 1.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 14% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Against average income of $73,083, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $960, close to the Catawba average.
One tract means one number: 4.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cedar Valley vs CatawbaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cedar Valley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
78Total filings (sum)
21.85%Avg annual filing rate
21.9%Peak year (2012)
21.85%Latest filed (2012)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cedar Valley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.4%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility shutoff threat
15.1%Food insecurity
8.0%SNAP enrollment
10.2%No health insurance
29.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cedar Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cedar Valley?
Cedar Valley scores 4.2/10 (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 Cedar Valley compare to Catawba overall?
Cedar Valley scores 0.1 points higher than Catawba overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 20% citywide. Average rent: $960 vs $939.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cedar Valley?
Average gross rent in Cedar Valley is $960/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cedar Valley residents are renters?
14% of Cedar Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Catawba). The neighborhood has 6,924 residents.
Q5
Is Cedar Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Cedar Valley sits in the 42nd 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 Cedar Valley for landlords?
Cedar Valley carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 Catawba as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cedar Valley?
Cedar Valley has 6,738 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.1%), Hispanic / Latino (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
