Within parent city
64
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #63,308 of 84,120 nationally
Lexington Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45063021031 · Lexington County, SC · pop 4,131 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Lexington
45063021031 is a census tract in Lexington, SC. It scores 3.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,131 residents. The severe-burden share is 38%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
3.2
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 county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
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 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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)
- 508Total filings over 5 yrs
- 27.21%Avg annual filing rate
- 28.7%Peak (2010)
- 106Filings 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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.3%Food insecurity
- 4.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 25.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lexington
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.6/10. Against Lexington County at 37.2%, 51% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Running cool, economic stress reads 1.8/10. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10.
SNAP participation runs 4.5% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 9.3% against 17.8% nationally.
Court records carry 508 eviction filings across 5 observed years. It sits 0.7 points below the Lexington County average of 3.9.
Average gross rent is $1,387, 10% below the Lexington average. Filings peaked in 2010 at 28.7% of renter households.
In a typical year about 27.2% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 25% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 45063021031
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063021031?
Census tract 45063021031 in Lexington scores 3.2/10 (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 3.2/10, lower than 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lexington
Top eight tracts in Lexington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · SC
45063021029
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Cherokee Trail
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · SC
45063021030
3.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · SC
45063021028
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · SC
Glen Eagle
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · SC
Midway Forest
3
/ 10 · Low
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Spring Lake
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · SC
Falling Waters
3
/ 10 · Low
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