Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Creekland Eviction Risk: Lower , Taylors
Tract 45045002704 ·
Greenville County, SC · pop 2,724 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 45045002704 covers the Creekland neighborhood of Taylors, home to 2,724 residents. For landlords it grades 5.7/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 82% of renter households, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,330 a month while the average household earns $67,831 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%Stable renters 4%Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,050
Renter share22.5%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$67,831
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Creekland
Very Low
Within parent city
40th percentile
#4 of 6 tracts In Taylors
Moderate
Within county
25th percentile
#93 of 123 tracts In Greenville County
Low
Within state
16th percentile
#1,109 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Taylors and the region
Centroid at 34.9188, -82.3259 · click any tract to drill in
Why Creekland scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Taylors
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,330 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Taylors
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Taylors
5.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Taylors
5.7
How Creekland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
33%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
34%Racial/ethnic minority
13%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)
241Total filings 2020-21
3.4Avg monthly (observed)
3.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.15×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2025-10-01
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Greenville, SC as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
8.6%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
10.0%Food insecurity
4.5%SNAP enrollment
5.4%Transit barriers
9.0%No health insurance
15.0%Frequent mental distress
26.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Creekland
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.2/10. 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 Taylors 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45045002704
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45045002704?
Census tract 45045002704 in the Creekland neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (Lower 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 45045002704?
Median gross rent is $1,330/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 82% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45045002704?
3.9% of residents in tract 45045002704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,724.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45045002704?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 2th, minority 34th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 45045002704 considered part of Creekland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45045002704 fall within Creekland (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 45045002704 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.15× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Greenville eviction risk, SC), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45045002704 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.6% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45045002704 compare to Taylors overall?
Tract 45045002704 scores 2.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Taylors at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Taylors eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Taylors
Top eight tracts in Taylors ranked by composite eviction-risk score.