2 census tracts · pop 6,462 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Heathwood spans 2 census tracts of Columbia, SC, population 6,462. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Columbia baseline of 36.0%, 61% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 28%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
SNAP participation is 2.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Court records carry 188 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
At $1,398 a month, rents sit 16% over what the rest of Columbia commands. Disability prevalence reaches 19.3% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 7.0% of renter households.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 3.7% in 2014, is well off that peak. That places it #13 of 16 neighborhoods in Columbia.
Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Eagle Park and Huntcliff score within a fraction of it.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Heathwood vs ColumbiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority12%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport15%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Heathwood
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
188Total filings (sum)
4.58%Avg annual filing rate
7.0%Peak year (2013)
4.22%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Heathwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.7%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility shutoff threat
4.4%Food insecurity
2.1%SNAP enrollment
5.2%No health insurance
19.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Heathwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Heathwood?
Heathwood scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Heathwood compare to Columbia overall?
Heathwood scores 0.8 points lower than Columbia overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,398 vs $1,204.
Q3
What is the average rent in Heathwood?
Average gross rent in Heathwood is $1,398/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Heathwood residents are renters?
22% of Heathwood households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Columbia). The neighborhood has 6,462 residents.
Q5
Is Heathwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Heathwood sits in the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Heathwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Heathwood is census tract 45079002400 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Heathwood for landlords?
Heathwood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Heathwood?
Heathwood has 7,318 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (90.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.9%), Other / Multiracial (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
