Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Batesburg-Leesville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45063021403 · Lexington County, SC · pop 2,346 · 1% of tract blocks fall in Batesburg-Leesville
Census tract 45063021403 covers part of Batesburg-Leesville, SC, and scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,346 residents. Against Lexington County at 37.2%, 6% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units915
Renter share22.5%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate19.1%
Median income$44,951
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
88
th percentile
High
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Batesburg-Leesville and the region
Centroid at 33.8469, -81.5057 · click any tract to drill in
Why Batesburg-Leesville scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Batesburg-Leesville
3.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
19.1% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,195 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Batesburg-Leesville
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Batesburg-Leesville
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Batesburg-Leesville
7.7
How Batesburg-Leesville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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)
- 82Total filings over 5 yrs
- 5.83%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.8%Peak (2014)
- 21Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
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.
- 17.3%Housing insecurity
- 11.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.2%Food insecurity
- 16.9%SNAP enrollment
- 11.7%Transit barriers
- 17.4%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 38.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Batesburg-Leesville
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.6/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10. At $1,195 a month, rents run 25% over what the rest of Batesburg-Leesville commands.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.1/10. It sits 1.3 points above the Lexington County average of 3.9. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Court records carry 82 eviction filings across 5 observed years. Food insecurity runs 25.2% against 17.8% nationally. The worst year on record was 2014, when 6.8% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 5.8% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 45063021403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063021403?
Census tract 45063021403 in Batesburg-Leesville scores 5.2/10 (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 45063021403?
Median gross rent is $1,195/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 6% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45063021403?
19.1% of residents in tract 45063021403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,346.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45063021403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 80th, minority 54th, housing 44th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45063021403?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 82 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45063021403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.83% of renter households, peaking at 6.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45063021403 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.3% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45063021403 compare to Batesburg-Leesville overall?
Tract 45063021403 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Batesburg-Leesville at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Batesburg-Leesville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Batesburg-Leesville
Top eight tracts in Batesburg-Leesville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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