1 census tracts · pop 8,804 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Huntcliff maps to a single census tract in Columbia, SC and houses 8,804 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a Columbia baseline of 36.0%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 20% 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. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 4,136 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 6.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 52.2% of renter households. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.
Average gross rent is $1,315, 9% above the Columbia average of $1,204. Recent filings have not receded much: 46.3% in 2014 against a 52.2% peak. That places it #13 of 16 neighborhoods in Columbia.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Heathwood and Eagle Park. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Huntcliff vs ColumbiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Huntcliff
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,136Total filings (sum)
46.47%Avg annual filing rate
52.2%Peak year (2011)
46.33%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Huntcliff
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.2%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility shutoff threat
10.7%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
7.7%No health insurance
24.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Huntcliff
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Huntcliff?
Huntcliff scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Huntcliff compare to Columbia overall?
Huntcliff scores 0.8 points lower than Columbia overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,315 vs $1,204.
Q3
What is the average rent in Huntcliff?
Average gross rent in Huntcliff is $1,315/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Huntcliff residents are renters?
51% of Huntcliff households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Columbia). The neighborhood has 8,804 residents.
Q5
Is Huntcliff a high social-vulnerability area?
Huntcliff sits in the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Huntcliff for landlords?
Huntcliff carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Huntcliff?
Huntcliff has 9,299 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (51.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (34.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
