Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally
South Meadows Farms Eviction Risk: Moderate , Arkwright
Tract 45083020702 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 2,547 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 45083020702 sits in the South Meadows Farms area of Arkwright, SC, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. Against Spartanburg County at 42.3%, 63% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units826
Renter share39.5%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate25.4%
Median income$45,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Arkwright and the region
Centroid at 34.9158, -81.9433 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Meadows Farms scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Arkwright
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
25.4% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$899 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arkwright
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arkwright
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arkwright
7.0
How South Meadows Farms compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 146Total filings over 1 yrs
- 50.52%Avg annual filing rate
- 50.5%Peak (2010)
- 146Filings 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.
- 22.8%Housing insecurity
- 15.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.2%Food insecurity
- 22.1%SNAP enrollment
- 14.2%Transit barriers
- 17.1%No health insurance
- 19.4%Frequent mental distress
- 42.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Meadows Farms
34% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.8/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10.
Against the Spartanburg County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.8 points. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Housing insecurity runs 22.8% against 14.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 146 evictions over 1 years of observation.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2010 at 50.5% of renter households. Average gross rent is $899, 8% below the Arkwright average.
In a typical year about 50.5% of renter households face a filing.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 45083020702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083020702?
Census tract 45083020702 in the South Meadows Farms neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 45083020702?
Median gross rent is $899/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45083020702?
25.4% of residents in tract 45083020702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,547.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45083020702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 95th, minority 76th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 45083020702 considered part of South Meadows Farms?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083020702 fall within South Meadows Farms (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45083020702?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 146 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 45083020702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 50.52% of renter households, peaking at 50.5% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45083020702 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.8% 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. 15.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45083020702 compare to Arkwright overall?
Tract 45083020702 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Arkwright at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Arkwright; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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