Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Covey Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Greenville
Tract 45045001810 · Greenville County, SC · pop 3,641 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Eviction risk in the Covey Hill neighborhood of Greenville centers on tract 45045001810, which scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,641 residents. It lands near the 48th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,144 a month against an average household income of $55,208 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 83% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 16%
Tract context
Occupied units1,955
Renter share83.5%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate17.0%
Median income$55,208
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Greenville and the region
Centroid at 34.8617, -82.3481 · click any tract to drill in
Why Covey Hill scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Greenville
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
17.0% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,144 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Greenville
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Greenville
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Greenville
3.0
How Covey Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 2,822Total filings 2020-21
- 40.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 25.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.57×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Greenville, SC as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 15.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.5%Food insecurity
- 10.1%SNAP enrollment
- 9.7%Transit barriers
- 15.6%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 28.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Covey Hill
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 4.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Greenville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Greenville County average of 5.6 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.57x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45045001810
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45045001810?
Census tract 45045001810 in the Covey Hill neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 45045001810?
Median gross rent is $1,144/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45045001810?
17.0% of residents in tract 45045001810 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,641.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45045001810?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 26th, minority 73th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 45045001810 considered part of Covey Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45045001810 fall within Covey Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 45045001810 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.57× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Greenville eviction risk, SC), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45045001810 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.6% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45045001810 compare to Greenville overall?
Tract 45045001810 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Greenville at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Greenville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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