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Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Ridgecrest Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Roebuck

Tract 45083022006 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 3,468 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 45083022006 sits in the Ridgecrest Heights area of Roebuck, South Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #37,269 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,219 monthly, set against $53,878 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 7% Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,621
Renter share19.4%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$53,878

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Ridgecrest Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Roebuck
Moderate
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#71 of 87 tracts In Spartanburg County
Very Low
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#905 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Roebuck and the region

Centroid at 34.8775, -81.9761 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ridgecrest Heights scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Roebuck
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,219 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Roebuck
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Roebuck
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Roebuck
4.1

How Ridgecrest Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ridgecrest Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 022006Roebuck: 2.12.1Roebuckparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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)

  • 433Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 67.55%Avg annual filing rate
  • 67.6%Peak (2010)
  • 433Filings 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 Heights

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.1/10. 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 Roebuck, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Spartanburg County average of 5.5 and in line with 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 433 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 67.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 67.6% of renter households in 2010.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 69th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45083022006

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083022006?

Census tract 45083022006 in the Ridgecrest Heights neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 45083022006?

Median gross rent is $1,219/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45083022006?

9.4% of residents in tract 45083022006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,468.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45083022006?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 97th, minority 68th, housing 27th.
Q5

Is tract 45083022006 considered part of Ridgecrest Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083022006 fall within Ridgecrest Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45083022006?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 433 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 45083022006 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 67.55% of renter households, peaking at 67.6% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45083022006 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.9% 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. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45083022006 compare to Roebuck overall?

Tract 45083022006 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Roebuck at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Roebuck; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Roebuck

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

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