2 census tracts · pop 12,659 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 3–5
The Arbors At Harbison spans 2 census tracts of Columbia, SC and houses 12,659 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Columbia baseline of 36.0%, 52% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 28%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5, a 2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Average gross rent is $1,425, 18% above the Columbia average of $1,204. The filing record is not thin: 2,563 evictions logged in this tract. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.
The poverty rate is 16%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 27.3% of renter households. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10.
Recent filings have not receded much: 24.9% in 2014 against a 27.3% peak. Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Columbia, it ranks #10 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Farrowoods and Three Points.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $63,856. 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
The Arbors At Harbison vs ColumbiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Arbors At Harbison
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,563Total filings (sum)
24.88%Avg annual filing rate
27.3%Peak year (2010)
24.93%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Arbors At Harbison
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.7%Housing insecurity
11.8%Utility shutoff threat
19.7%Food insecurity
14.3%SNAP enrollment
11.6%No health insurance
32.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Arbors At Harbison
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Arbors At Harbison?
The Arbors At Harbison scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 The Arbors At Harbison compare to Columbia overall?
The Arbors At Harbison scores 0.5 points higher than Columbia overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,425 vs $1,204.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Arbors At Harbison?
Average gross rent in The Arbors At Harbison is $1,425/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Arbors At Harbison residents are renters?
49% of The Arbors At Harbison households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Columbia). The neighborhood has 12,659 residents.
Q5
Is The Arbors At Harbison a high social-vulnerability area?
The Arbors At Harbison sits in the 61st 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
Which tracts in The Arbors At Harbison have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The Arbors At Harbison is census tract 45079010304 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is The Arbors At Harbison for landlords?
The Arbors At Harbison carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of The Arbors At Harbison?
The Arbors At Harbison has 12,549 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (54.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (34.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
