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Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Farmbrook Eviction Risk: Moderate , Spartanburg

Tract 45083021303 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 5,797 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

For landlords sizing up the Farmbrook area of Spartanburg, census tract 45083021303 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. It lands near the 28th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

39% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,011 monthly, set against $81,964 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 15% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,537
Renter share24.8%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate11.8%
Median income$81,964

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Farmbrook
Moderate
Within parent city
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 16 tracts In Spartanburg
Low
Within county
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#47 of 87 tracts In Spartanburg County
Moderate
Within state
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#574 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Spartanburg and the region

Centroid at 34.9613, -81.8731 · click any tract to drill in

Why Farmbrook scores 4.2

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
11.8% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,011 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 Farmbrook compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Farmbrook risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 021303Spartanburg: 2.62.6Spartanburgparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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)

  • 562Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 68.37%Avg annual filing rate
  • 68.4%Peak (2010)
  • 562Filings 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 Farmbrook

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.3/10. 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 below the Spartanburg County average of 5.5 and below the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 562 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 68.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 68.4% 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 45083021303

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083021303?

Census tract 45083021303 in the Farmbrook neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 45083021303?

Median gross rent is $1,011/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45083021303?

11.8% of residents in tract 45083021303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,797.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45083021303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 71th, minority 43th, housing 33th.
Q5

Is tract 45083021303 considered part of Farmbrook?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083021303 fall within Farmbrook (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45083021303?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 562 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 45083021303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 68.37% of renter households, peaking at 68.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45083021303 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.2% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45083021303 compare to Spartanburg overall?

Tract 45083021303 scores 4.2/10, 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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