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Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Cherokee Hollow Eviction Risk: Moderate , Valley Falls

Tract 45083021402 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 3,478 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.4/10 for census tract 45083021402 reflects conditions in Cherokee Hollow in Valley Falls, South Carolina. On the national scale it ranks #13,414 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,385 monthly, set against $78,299 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 8% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,363
Renter share21.9%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate14.0%
Median income$78,299

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Cherokee Hollow
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Valley Falls
Very Low
Within county
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#40 of 87 tracts In Spartanburg County
Moderate
Within state
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#503 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Valley Falls and the region

Centroid at 35.0165, -81.9223 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cherokee Hollow scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Valley Falls
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
14.0% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,385 rent vs county FMR
6.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Valley Falls
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Valley Falls
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Valley Falls
7.6

How Cherokee Hollow compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cherokee Hollow risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 021402Valley Falls: 2.42.4Valley Fallsparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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)

  • 61Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 32.28%Avg annual filing rate
  • 32.3%Peak (2010)
  • 61Filings 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 Cherokee Hollow

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Valley Falls, 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 61 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 32.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 32.3% of renter households in 2010.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 45083021402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083021402?

Census tract 45083021402 in the Cherokee Hollow neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 45083021402?

Median gross rent is $1,385/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45083021402?

14.0% of residents in tract 45083021402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,478.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45083021402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 27th, minority 44th, housing 52th.
Q5

Is tract 45083021402 considered part of Cherokee Hollow?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083021402 fall within Cherokee Hollow (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45083021402?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 61 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 45083021402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 32.28% of renter households, peaking at 32.3% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45083021402 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.6% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45083021402 compare to Valley Falls overall?

Tract 45083021402 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Valley Falls at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Valley Falls; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Valley Falls

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

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