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Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Park Place West Eviction Risk: Lower , West Columbia

Tract 45063020509 · Lexington County, SC · pop 3,123 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Tract 45063020509 covers the Park Place West neighborhood of West Columbia in South Carolina. Home to 3,123 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $998 a month while the average household earns $59,091 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 27% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,434
Renter share54.0%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$59,091

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Park Place West
Moderate
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 6 tracts In West Columbia
Moderate
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#24 of 92 tracts In Lexington County
Elevated
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#674 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Columbia and the region

Centroid at 34.0041, -81.0745 · click any tract to drill in

Why Park Place West scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West Columbia
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$998 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Columbia
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Columbia
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Columbia
6.3

How Park Place West compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Park Place West risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.93.9This tracttract 020509West Columbia: 2.42.4West Columbiaparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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)

  • 1,590Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 36.83%Avg annual filing rate
  • 47.5%Peak (2011)
  • 196Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450630205092010: 253 filings (27.59/100 renter HHs)2011: 406 filings (47.54/100 renter HHs)2012: 379 filings (44.38/100 renter HHs)2013: 356 filings (41.69/100 renter HHs)2014: 196 filings (22.95/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 23% over the past 5 months.
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 Park Place West

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 West Columbia 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,590 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 36.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 47.5% of renter households in 2011.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 45063020509

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063020509?

Census tract 45063020509 in the Park Place West neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 45063020509?

Median gross rent is $998/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45063020509?

12.6% of residents in tract 45063020509 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,123.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45063020509?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 41th, minority 54th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 45063020509 considered part of Park Place West?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45063020509 fall within Park Place West (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45063020509?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,590 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45063020509 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 36.83% of renter households, peaking at 47.5% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45063020509 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.3% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45063020509 compare to West Columbia overall?

Tract 45063020509 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of West Columbia at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Columbia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Columbia

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

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