Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Fountain Inn Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45059920106 · Laurens County, SC · pop 3,838 · 16% of tract blocks fall in Fountain Inn
The Moderate-tier score of 5.9/10 for census tract 45059920106 reflects conditions in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. That is riskier than about 70% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $982 monthly, set against $57,443 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,401
Renter share44.3%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate22.2%
Median income$57,443
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fountain Inn and the region
Centroid at 34.7338, -82.1350 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fountain Inn scores 4.4
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
22.2% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$982 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%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.
- 17.9%Housing insecurity
- 12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.6%Food insecurity
- 17.0%SNAP enrollment
- 12.1%Transit barriers
- 16.8%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 41.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fountain Inn
The score leans hardest on 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 68th 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 17.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.2% 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 45059920106
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45059920106?
Census tract 45059920106 in Fountain Inn 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 45059920106?
Median gross rent is $982/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45059920106?
22.2% of residents in tract 45059920106 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,838.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45059920106?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 70th, minority 51th, housing 17th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 45059920106 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 45059920106 compare to Fountain Inn overall?
Tract 45059920106 scores 4.4/10, 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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