Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Cherokee Trail Eviction Risk: Lower , Lexington

Tract 45063021049 · Lexington County, SC · pop 2,447 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 45063021049, home to 2,447 residents in the Cherokee Trail neighborhood of Lexington, scores 5.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,349 a month while the average household earns $79,831 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 14% Owners 70%

Tract context

Occupied units1,051

Renter share30.1%

SVI overall0.18

Poverty rate11.7%

Median income$79,831

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lexington and the region

Centroid at 34.0046, -81.2330 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cherokee Trail scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lexington

4.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.5

State political climate

South Carolina legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

11.7% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$1,349 rent vs county FMR

5.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lexington

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lexington

7.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lexington

4.8

How Cherokee Trail compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

15%Socioeconomic
62%Household composition
27%Racial/ethnic minority
15%Housing & transportation

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.

7.6%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
4.4%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
13.9%Frequent mental distress
21.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cherokee Trail

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.2/10. 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 Lexington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lexington County average of 5.3 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 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45063021049

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063021049?

Census tract 45063021049 in the Cherokee Trail neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 45063021049?

Median gross rent is $1,349/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 45063021049?

11.7% of residents in tract 45063021049 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,447.

How socially vulnerable is tract 45063021049?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 62th, minority 27th, housing 15th.

Is tract 45063021049 considered part of Cherokee Trail?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45063021049 fall within Cherokee Trail (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 45063021049 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 45063021049 compare to Lexington overall?

Tract 45063021049 scores 2.8/10, higher than the parent city of Lexington at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lexington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lexington

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