1 census tracts · pop 2,054 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3.2–3.2
Westwood Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of West Columbia, SC and houses 2,054 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.2/10, in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 39%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 55% against 29.7% citywide, putting Westwood Hills 25.0% over its own city. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. SNAP participation is 3.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The filing record is not thin: 16 evictions logged in this tract. 4.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 4.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.5% in 2014 against a 4.5% peak.
Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of West Columbia, it ranks #4 by risk, the lower third. At 13% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Park Place West and Harvest Glen score within a fraction of it.
One tract means one number: 3.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westwood Hills vs West ColumbiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westwood Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
16Total filings (sum)
3.53%Avg annual filing rate
4.5%Peak year (2012)
4.46%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westwood Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.3%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
3.6%SNAP enrollment
6.8%No health insurance
26.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westwood Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westwood Hills?
Westwood Hills scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Westwood Hills compare to West Columbia overall?
Westwood Hills scores 0.8 points lower than West Columbia overall (4/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 30% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Westwood Hills residents are renters?
13% of Westwood Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in West Columbia). The neighborhood has 2,054 residents.
Q4
Is Westwood Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Westwood Hills sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q5
How safe is Westwood Hills for landlords?
Westwood Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to West Columbia as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Westwood Hills?
Westwood Hills has 2,011 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
