Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Blythewood Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45079010200 · Richland County, SC · pop 6,420 · 7% of tract blocks fall in Blythewood
With a score of 6.2/10, tract 45079010200 in Blythewood ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 6,420 residents. On the national scale it ranks #17,350 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
65% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 65% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $643 monthly, set against $56,875 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,716
Renter share24.4%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate24.0%
Median income$56,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Blythewood and the region
Centroid at 34.1682, -81.0716 · click any tract to drill in
Why Blythewood scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Blythewood
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
24.0% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$643 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Blythewood
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Blythewood
4.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Blythewood
3.2
How Blythewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 69%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)
- 240Total filings over 5 yrs
- 10.71%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.1%Peak (2012)
- 45Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
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.
- 15.1%Housing insecurity
- 10.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.2%Food insecurity
- 12.8%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 15.2%Frequent mental distress
- 32.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Blythewood
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Blythewood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Richland County average of 5.8 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 15.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 240 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 10.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.1% of renter households in 2012.
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 45079010200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079010200?
Census tract 45079010200 in Blythewood scores 4.3/10 (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 45079010200?
Median gross rent is $643/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079010200?
24.0% of residents in tract 45079010200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,420.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079010200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 62th, minority 69th, housing 62th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079010200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 240 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079010200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.71% of renter households, peaking at 13.1% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45079010200 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.1% 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. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45079010200 compare to Blythewood overall?
Tract 45079010200 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Blythewood at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Blythewood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Blythewood
Top eight tracts in Blythewood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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