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Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Lexington Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 45063021031 · Lexington County, SC · pop 4,131 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Lexington

Census tract 45063021031 covers Lexington, home to 4,131 residents. For landlords it grades 5.8/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #27,803 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,387 monthly, set against $83,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 15% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,794
Renter share30.4%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$83,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 15 tracts In Lexington
Elevated
Within county
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#66 of 92 tracts In Lexington County
Low
Within state
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#1,135 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Very Low
National
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#68,306 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lexington and the region

Centroid at 33.9906, -81.2175 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lexington scores 2.4

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
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,387 rent vs county FMR
5.7
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: 2.42.4This tracttract 021031Lexington: 2.32.3Lexingtonparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 30

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)

  • 508Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 27.21%Avg annual filing rate
  • 28.7%Peak (2010)
  • 106Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450630210312010: 112 filings (28.72/100 renter HHs)2011: 97 filings (26.29/100 renter HHs)2012: 92 filings (24.93/100 renter HHs)2013: 101 filings (27.37/100 renter HHs)2014: 106 filings (28.73/100 renter HHs)
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.

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 above 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 30th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 508 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 27.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 28.7% of renter households in 2010.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 45063021031

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063021031?

Census tract 45063021031 in Lexington scores 2.4/10 (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 45063021031?

Median gross rent is $1,387/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45063021031?

7.2% of residents in tract 45063021031 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,131.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45063021031?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 52th, minority 15th, housing 65th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45063021031?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 508 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45063021031 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 27.21% of renter households, peaking at 28.7% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 45063021031 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 45063021031 compare to Lexington overall?

Tract 45063021031 scores 2.4/10, right in line with 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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