Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Park Place West Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Columbia
Tract 45063020509 · Lexington County, SC · pop 3,123 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
45063020509 is a census tract in the Park Place West area of West Columbia, SC. It scores 4.6/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,123 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.6/10.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
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 parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
73
th percentile
Elevated
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 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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)
- 1,590Total filings over 5 yrs
- 36.83%Avg annual filing rate
- 47.5%Peak (2011)
- 196Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
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.
- 11.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.5%Food insecurity
- 8.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.5%Transit barriers
- 10.5%No health insurance
- 15.4%Frequent mental distress
- 29.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Park Place West
51% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Lexington County average of 37.2%. Severe burden reaches 26%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.1/10. At $998 a month, rents run 17% under what the rest of West Columbia commands.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,590 filings here across 5 tracked years. SNAP participation runs 8.1% against 15.2% nationally. Against the Lexington County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points.
The worst year on record was 2011, when 47.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 36.8% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #39,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.9/10.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
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 4.6/10 (Moderate 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 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of West Columbia at 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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