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Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Liberty Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 45077011005 · Pickens County, SC · pop 2,674 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Liberty

The Moderate-tier score of 5.5/10 for census tract 45077011005 reflects conditions in Liberty in Pickens County, South Carolina. On the national scale it ranks #37,259 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 28% of renter households, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $962 a month while the average household earns $47,500 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 16% Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,168
Renter share22.0%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate19.8%
Median income$47,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Liberty
Moderate
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#7 of 37 tracts In Pickens County
High
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#369 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Elevated
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,017 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Liberty and the region

Centroid at 34.7905, -82.6756 · click any tract to drill in

Why Liberty scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Liberty
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
19.8% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$962 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Liberty
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Liberty
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Liberty
8.1

How Liberty compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Liberty risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 011005Liberty: 2.62.6Libertyparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Liberty

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.4/10. 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 Liberty, 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 50th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45077011005

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45077011005?

Census tract 45077011005 in Liberty scores 4.8/10 (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 45077011005?

Median gross rent is $962/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45077011005?

19.8% of residents in tract 45077011005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,674.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45077011005?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 83th, minority 41th, housing 12th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 45077011005 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.6% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 45077011005 compare to Liberty overall?

Tract 45077011005 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Liberty at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Liberty; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Liberty

Top eight tracts in Liberty ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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