Neighborhood · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Cherokee Trail Eviction Risk: Lower , Lexington
Tract 45063021049 ·
Lexington County, SC · pop 2,447 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
With a score of 3.8/10, tract 45063021049 in the Cherokee Trail area of Lexington, SC reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,447 residents. Cost burden runs roughly one in two here against 37.2% across Lexington County.
Risk score
3.8
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.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Cherokee Trail
Moderate
Within parent city
93th percentile
#2 of 15 tracts In Lexington
Very High
Within county
57th percentile
#40 of 92 tracts In Lexington County
Elevated
Within state
53th percentile
#624 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Moderate
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 3.8
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
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.6/10. Severe burden reaches 31%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10.
Running cool, state political climate reads 2.1/10. SNAP participation runs 4.4% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 8.9% against 17.8% nationally.
At $1,349 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Lexington commands. On the national scale it lands near the 38th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.6/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Lexington County average of 3.9 closely.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $79,831. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 45063021049
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063021049?
Census tract 45063021049 in the Cherokee Trail neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
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.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 45063021049 compare to Lexington overall?
Tract 45063021049 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Lexington at 3.8/10. 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.
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