Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Williamston Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45007010404 · Anderson County, SC · pop 2,963 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Williamston
Williamston in Anderson County anchors census tract 45007010404, which lands at 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #65,468 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
22% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $842 monthly, set against $57,293 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,349
Renter share33.6%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$57,293
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Williamston and the region
Centroid at 34.6285, -82.4894 · click any tract to drill in
Why Williamston scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Williamston
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$842 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Williamston
2.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Williamston
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Williamston
4.3
How Williamston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 12.0%Housing insecurity
- 7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.6%Food insecurity
- 8.6%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 33.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Williamston
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Williamston, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Anderson 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 42nd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45007010404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45007010404?
Census tract 45007010404 in Williamston scores 3.3/10 (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 45007010404?
Median gross rent is $842/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45007010404?
6.6% of residents in tract 45007010404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,963.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45007010404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 25th, minority 21th, housing 37th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 45007010404 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.0% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 45007010404 compare to Williamston overall?
Tract 45007010404 scores 3.3/10, higher than the parent city of Williamston at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Williamston; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Williamston
Top eight tracts in Williamston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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