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Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Lexington Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 45063021029 · Lexington County, SC · pop 3,866 · 71% of tract blocks fall in Lexington

Census tract 45063021029 runs through Lexington in Lexington County. With 3,866 residents, it scores 5.4/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #40,393 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $945 monthly, set against $69,583 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 24% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,312
Renter share36.7%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate15.7%
Median income$69,583

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 15 tracts In Lexington
Very High
Within county
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#37 of 92 tracts In Lexington County
Elevated
Within state
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#875 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Low
National
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#53,267 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lexington and the region

Centroid at 33.9710, -81.2466 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lexington scores 3.3

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
15.7% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$945 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Lexington compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lexington risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.33.3This tracttract 021029Lexington: 2.32.3Lexingtonparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

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)

  • 486Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 21.94%Avg annual filing rate
  • 29.3%Peak (2012)
  • 84Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450630210292010: 103 filings (23.41/100 renter HHs)2011: 93 filings (20.95/100 renter HHs)2012: 130 filings (29.28/100 renter HHs)2013: 76 filings (17.12/100 renter HHs)2014: 84 filings (18.92/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 18% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lexington

What moves this score most 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 about the same as the Lexington County average of 5.3 and in line with 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 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 486 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 21.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 29.3% of renter households in 2012.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 45063021029

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063021029?

Census tract 45063021029 in Lexington scores 3.3/10 (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 45063021029?

Median gross rent is $945/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45063021029?

15.7% of residents in tract 45063021029 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,866.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45063021029?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 49th, minority 51th, housing 98th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45063021029?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 486 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45063021029 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.94% of renter households, peaking at 29.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 45063021029 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.0% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 45063021029 compare to Lexington overall?

Tract 45063021029 scores 3.3/10, 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.

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