Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Seneca Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 45073030801 · Oconee County, SC · pop 2,680 · 25% of tract blocks fall in Seneca
Census tract 45073030801 covers Seneca in Oconee County, home to 2,680 residents. For landlords it grades 6.4/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #13,409 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $432 a month while the average household earns $41,691 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,263
Renter share40.0%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate30.7%
Median income$41,691
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
National
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seneca and the region
Centroid at 34.6284, -82.9267 · click any tract to drill in
Why Seneca scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Seneca
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
30.7% poverty · this tract
7.7
Supply constraint
$432 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Seneca
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Seneca
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Seneca
7.3
How Seneca compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%Housing & transportation
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.
- 16.1%Housing insecurity
- 11.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.0%Food insecurity
- 16.7%SNAP enrollment
- 11.3%Transit barriers
- 14.4%No health insurance
- 18.8%Frequent mental distress
- 38.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Seneca
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Seneca, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Oconee County average of 5.2 and above the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 62nd 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.
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 45073030801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45073030801?
Census tract 45073030801 in Seneca scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 45073030801?
Median gross rent is $432/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45073030801?
30.7% of residents in tract 45073030801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,680.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45073030801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 74th, minority 29th, housing 45th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 45073030801 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.1% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 45073030801 compare to Seneca overall?
Tract 45073030801 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Seneca at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Seneca; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Seneca
Top eight tracts in Seneca ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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