Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Ridgecrest Eviction Risk: Lower , Clemson
Tract 45077011207 · Pickens County, SC · pop 3,151 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Tract 45077011207, home to 3,151 residents in Ridgecrest in Clemson, scores 5.8/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #27,818 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,099 a month while the average household earns $89,816 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,554
Renter share36.0%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$89,816
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
36
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Clemson and the region
Centroid at 34.6834, -82.7913 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ridgecrest scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Clemson
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,099 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Clemson
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Clemson
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Clemson
9.1
How Ridgecrest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
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.
- 5.7%Housing insecurity
- 3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.1%Food insecurity
- 2.9%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 25.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ridgecrest
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Clemson eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Pickens County average of 5.5 and in line with 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 5.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45077011207
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45077011207?
Census tract 45077011207 in the Ridgecrest neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 45077011207?
Median gross rent is $1,099/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45077011207?
7.2% of residents in tract 45077011207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,151.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45077011207?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 46th, minority 31th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 45077011207 considered part of Ridgecrest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45077011207 fall within Ridgecrest (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 45077011207 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.7% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45077011207 compare to Clemson overall?
Tract 45077011207 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Clemson at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clemson eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Clemson
Top eight tracts in Clemson ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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