3 census tracts · pop 10,531 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Belmont spans 3 census tracts of Columbia, SC and houses 10,531 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Columbia baseline of 36.0%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
29% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
The poverty rate is 27%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Food insecurity affects 34.9% of adults, 17.1 points above the national rate.
SNAP participation is 28.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.5/10. Average gross rent is $982, 18% below the Columbia average of $1,204.
Court records carry 2,747 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 44.7% of renter households.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. That places it #1 of 16 neighborhoods in Columbia.
Judgments average 5.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
With little internal variation, 5.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Belmont vs ColumbiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Belmont
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,747Total filings (sum)
26.32%Avg annual filing rate
44.7%Peak year (2014)
32.16%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Belmont
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.1%Housing insecurity
20.0%Utility shutoff threat
35.1%Food insecurity
28.8%SNAP enrollment
15.8%No health insurance
42.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Belmont
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Belmont?
Belmont scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Belmont compare to Columbia overall?
Belmont scores 1.4 points higher than Columbia overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $982 vs $1,204.
Q3
What is the average rent in Belmont?
Average gross rent in Belmont is $982/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Belmont residents are renters?
52% of Belmont households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Columbia). The neighborhood has 10,531 residents.
Q5
Is Belmont a high social-vulnerability area?
Belmont sits in the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Belmont have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Belmont is census tract 45079010600 (score 5.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.2, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Belmont for landlords?
Belmont carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Columbia as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Belmont?
Belmont has 10,321 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (89.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (6.6%), Other / Multiracial (2.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
