Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Fountain Inn Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45059920105 · Laurens County, SC · pop 4,666 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Fountain Inn
Fountain Inn in Laurens County is where census tract 45059920105 sits, home to 4,666 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.2/10. On the national scale it ranks #17,339 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,088 a month while the average household earns $65,758 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,009
Renter share29.7%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$65,758
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
40
th percentile
Moderate
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fountain Inn and the region
Centroid at 34.6694, -82.1217 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fountain Inn scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fountain Inn
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,088 rent vs county FMR
6.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fountain Inn
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fountain Inn
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fountain Inn
6.6
How Fountain Inn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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.
- 14.8%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.8%Food insecurity
- 10.8%SNAP enrollment
- 9.1%Transit barriers
- 13.0%No health insurance
- 17.6%Frequent mental distress
- 33.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fountain Inn
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.9/10. 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 Fountain Inn eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Laurens County average of 5.6 and above the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 66th 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 45059920105
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45059920105?
Census tract 45059920105 in Fountain Inn scores 3.6/10 (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 45059920105?
Median gross rent is $1,088/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45059920105?
13.5% of residents in tract 45059920105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,666.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45059920105?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 43th, minority 49th, housing 48th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 45059920105 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.8% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 45059920105 compare to Fountain Inn overall?
Tract 45059920105 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Fountain Inn at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fountain Inn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fountain Inn
Top eight tracts in Fountain Inn ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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