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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Ridgecrest Eviction Risk: Elevated , Spartanburg

Tract 45083020701 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 3,596 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

The Ridgecrest neighborhood of Spartanburg anchors census tract 45083020701, which lands at 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,000 a month against an average household income of $32,210 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 27% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,379
Renter share57.3%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate42.1%
Median income$32,210

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Ridgecrest
Moderate
Within parent city
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 16 tracts In Spartanburg
High
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 87 tracts In Spartanburg County
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#19 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Spartanburg and the region

Centroid at 34.9279, -81.9513 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ridgecrest scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Spartanburg
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
42.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,000 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spartanburg
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spartanburg
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spartanburg
2.5

How Ridgecrest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ridgecrest risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.46.4This tracttract 020701Spartanburg: 2.62.6Spartanburgparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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)

  • 204Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 26.39%Avg annual filing rate
  • 26.4%Peak (2010)
  • 204Filings 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 Ridgecrest

The score leans hardest on economic stress 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 Spartanburg eviction risk, 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.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 204 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 26.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 26.4% of renter households in 2010.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45083020701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083020701?

Census tract 45083020701 in the Ridgecrest neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 45083020701?

Median gross rent is $1,000/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45083020701?

42.1% of residents in tract 45083020701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,596.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45083020701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 95th, minority 82th, housing 68th.
Q5

Is tract 45083020701 considered part of Ridgecrest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083020701 fall within Ridgecrest (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45083020701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 204 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 45083020701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 26.39% of renter households, peaking at 26.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45083020701 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.0% 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. 23.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45083020701 compare to Spartanburg overall?

Tract 45083020701 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Spartanburg at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spartanburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Spartanburg

Top eight tracts in Spartanburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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