Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally
Saluda Terrace Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia
Tract 45079010403 · Richland County, SC · pop 3,483 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 45079010403 covers part of the Saluda Terrace area of Columbia, SC, and scores 3.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,483 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,677
Renter share56.1%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate10.0%
Median income$58,577
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 34.0222, -81.0849 · click any tract to drill in
Why Saluda Terrace scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
10.0% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,171 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 Saluda Terrace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 2,511Total filings over 5 yrs
- 43.14%Avg annual filing rate
- 56.8%Peak (2012)
- 370Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 5 months.
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.
- 15.5%Housing insecurity
- 10.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.4%Food insecurity
- 10.6%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 10.3%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 27.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Saluda Terrace
On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Against Richland County at 49.7%, 41% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.1/10. The severe-burden share is 9%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Court records carry 2,511 eviction filings across 5 observed years. Against the Richland County average of 4.2, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points.
Filings peaked in 2012 at 56.8% of renter households. In a typical year about 43.1% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 33% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.4/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $1,171, close to the Columbia average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079010403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079010403?
Census tract 45079010403 in the Saluda Terrace neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 45079010403?
Median gross rent is $1,171/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079010403?
10.0% of residents in tract 45079010403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,483.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079010403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 19th, minority 71th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 45079010403 considered part of Saluda Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079010403 fall within Saluda Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079010403?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,511 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079010403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 43.14% of renter households, peaking at 56.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45079010403 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.5% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45079010403 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 45079010403 scores 3.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Columbia at 3.8/10. 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.
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