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Farrowoods Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbia

Tract 45079011421 · Richland County, SC · pop 4,497 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

The Farrowoods area of Columbia is where census tract 45079011421 sits, home to 4,497 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.7/10. That is riskier than about 63% of US census tracts.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,247 monthly, set against $55,968 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 23% Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units2,253
Renter share48.2%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate14.1%
Median income$55,968

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Farrowoods
Very Low
Within parent city
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 53 tracts In Columbia
Low
Within county
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#48 of 98 tracts In Richland County
Moderate
Within state
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#503 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 34.1134, -80.9599 · click any tract to drill in

Why Farrowoods scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Columbia
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
14.1% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,247 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbia
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbia
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbia
3.0

How Farrowoods compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Farrowoods risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 011421Columbia: 2.92.9Columbiaparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Farrowoods. 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 Farrowoods

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.6/10. 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 Columbia 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 Richland County average of 5.8 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 67th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45079011421

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011421?

Census tract 45079011421 in the Farrowoods neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 45079011421?

Median gross rent is $1,247/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45079011421?

14.1% of residents in tract 45079011421 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,497.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45079011421?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 13th, minority 89th, housing 80th.
Q5

Is tract 45079011421 considered part of Farrowoods?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079011421 fall within Farrowoods (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 45079011421 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.9% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 45079011421 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 45079011421 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Columbia at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbia

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

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