Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Triangle City Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Columbia
Tract 45063020601 · Lexington County, SC · pop 4,195 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Tract 45063020601 sits in the Triangle City area of West Columbia eviction risk, SC, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. It is home to 4,195 residents. 54% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Lexington County average of 37.2%.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,875
Renter share41.2%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate17.3%
Median income$39,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Columbia and the region
Centroid at 33.9746, -81.0894 · click any tract to drill in
Why Triangle City scores 5.4
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
17.3% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$967 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 Triangle City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%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)
- 1,463Total filings over 5 yrs
- 37.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 46.8%Peak (2014)
- 358Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 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.
- 15.8%Housing insecurity
- 11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.4%Food insecurity
- 14.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.5%Transit barriers
- 13.5%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 33.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Triangle City
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
It sits 1.5 points above the Lexington County average of 3.9. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.1/10.
At $967 a month, rents run 19% under what the rest of West Columbia commands. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,463 filings here across 5 tracked years. Filings peaked in 2014 at 46.8% of renter households.
In a typical year about 37.3% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10.
Statewide the SC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $39,875.
41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 45063020601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063020601?
Census tract 45063020601 in the Triangle City neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 45063020601?
Median gross rent is $967/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45063020601?
17.3% of residents in tract 45063020601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,195.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45063020601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 51th, minority 55th, housing 62th.
Q5
Is tract 45063020601 considered part of Triangle City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45063020601 fall within Triangle City (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45063020601?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,463 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45063020601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 37.30% of renter households, peaking at 46.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45063020601 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.8% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45063020601 compare to West Columbia overall?
Tract 45063020601 scores 5.4/10, 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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