Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
University Place Eviction Risk: Lower , Travelers Rest
Tract 45045003803 · Greenville County, SC · pop 4,823 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Eviction risk in the University Place neighborhood of Travelers Rest centers on tract 45045003803, which scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,823 residents. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $103,056 in average yearly household income, roughly 41% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,096
Renter share16.1%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate2.0%
Median income$103,056
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Travelers Rest and the region
Centroid at 34.9286, -82.4472 · click any tract to drill in
Why University Place scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Travelers Rest
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
2.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Travelers Rest
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Travelers Rest
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Travelers Rest
8.5
How University Place compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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)
- 12Total filings 2020-21
- 0.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.02×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near 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.
- 6.2%Housing insecurity
- 3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.9%Food insecurity
- 2.7%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 24.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in University Place
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Travelers Rest, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Greenville County average of 5.6 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 6.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 45045003803
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45045003803?
Census tract 45045003803 in the University Place neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 45045003803?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45045003803?
2.0% of residents in tract 45045003803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,823.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45045003803?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 8th, minority 24th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 45045003803 considered part of University Place?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45045003803 fall within University Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 45045003803 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.02× 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 45045003803 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45045003803 compare to Travelers Rest overall?
Tract 45045003803 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Travelers Rest at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Travelers Rest; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Travelers Rest
Top eight tracts in Travelers Rest ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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