4 census tracts · pop 10,009 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 3.4–5.2
Governor's Hill takes in 4 census tracts of Columbia, SC, population 10,009. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 40%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 53% against 36.0% citywide, putting Governor's Hill 16.9% over its own city. The poverty rate is 39%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
72% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.4 to 5.2, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. On the high side is economic stress at 7.8/10.
Court records carry 893 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. At $1,365 a month, rents sit 13% over what the rest of Columbia commands. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 24.1% of renter households.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 9.8% in 2014, is well off that peak. That places it #7 of 16 neighborhoods in Columbia.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $59,575.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Governor's Hill vs ColumbiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Governor's Hill
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
893Total filings (sum)
9.56%Avg annual filing rate
24.1%Peak year (2013)
8.01%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Governor's Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.1%Housing insecurity
9.3%Utility shutoff threat
18.1%Food insecurity
11.7%SNAP enrollment
10.5%No health insurance
30.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Governor's Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Governor's Hill?
Governor's Hill scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Governor's Hill compare to Columbia overall?
Governor's Hill scores 0.9 points higher than Columbia overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,365 vs $1,204.
Q3
What is the average rent in Governor's Hill?
Average gross rent in Governor's Hill is $1,365/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Governor's Hill residents are renters?
72% of Governor's Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Columbia). The neighborhood has 10,009 residents.
Q5
Is Governor's Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Governor's Hill sits in the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Governor's Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Governor's Hill is census tract 45079002900 (score 5.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 5.2, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Governor's Hill for landlords?
Governor's Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Governor's Hill?
Governor's Hill has 10,684 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
