Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Lanier Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Drayton
Tract 45083021403 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 4,473 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
The Lanier Heights area of Drayton anchors census tract 45083021403, which lands at 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 90% of US census tracts.
About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,134 a month while the average household earns $51,963 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units1,872
Renter share60.2%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate17.2%
Median income$51,963
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Drayton and the region
Centroid at 34.9925, -81.9123 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lanier Heights scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Drayton
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
17.2% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,134 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Drayton
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Drayton
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Drayton
9.4
How Lanier Heights 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.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 98%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)
- 288Total filings over 1 yrs
- 35.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 36.0%Peak (2010)
- 288Filings 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.
- 20.3%Housing insecurity
- 13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.0%Food insecurity
- 17.6%SNAP enrollment
- 12.7%Transit barriers
- 17.8%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 38.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lanier Heights
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Drayton, 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 288 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 36.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 36.0% of renter households in 2010.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 45083021403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083021403?
Census tract 45083021403 in the Lanier Heights neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 45083021403?
Median gross rent is $1,134/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45083021403?
17.2% of residents in tract 45083021403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,473.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45083021403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 92th, minority 77th, housing 98th.
Q5
Is tract 45083021403 considered part of Lanier Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083021403 fall within Lanier Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45083021403?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 288 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 45083021403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 35.96% of renter households, peaking at 36.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45083021403 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.3% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45083021403 compare to Drayton overall?
Tract 45083021403 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Drayton at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Drayton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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