Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
The Arbors At Harbison Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbia
Tract 45079010304 · Richland County, SC · pop 8,139 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 45079010304 sits in the The Arbors At Harbison area of Columbia eviction risk, SC, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5/10. Population here is 8,139. Severe burden reaches 34%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units4,285
Renter share61.8%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate21.0%
Median income$48,859
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 34.0792, -81.1443 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Arbors At Harbison scores 5
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
21.0% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,320 rent vs county FMR
5.2
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 The Arbors At Harbison compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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)
- 2,563Total filings over 5 yrs
- 24.88%Avg annual filing rate
- 27.3%Peak (2010)
- 508Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within The Arbors At Harbison. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 19.3%Housing insecurity
- 14.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.7%Food insecurity
- 18.0%SNAP enrollment
- 12.6%Transit barriers
- 13.3%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 35.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Arbors At Harbison
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.8/10. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income of $48,859, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Cost burden runs 58% here against 49.7% across Richland County. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.1/10. The poverty rate is 21%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Court records carry 2,563 eviction filings across 5 observed years. Against the Richland County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points.
At $1,320 a month, rents run 10% over what the rest of Columbia commands. Filings peaked in 2010 at 27.3% of renter households.
In a typical year about 24.9% of renter households face a filing.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079010304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079010304?
Census tract 45079010304 in the The Arbors At Harbison neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 45079010304?
Median gross rent is $1,320/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079010304?
21.0% of residents in tract 45079010304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,139.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079010304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 40th, minority 73th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 45079010304 considered part of The Arbors At Harbison?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079010304 fall within The Arbors At Harbison (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079010304?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,563 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079010304 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 24.88% of renter households, peaking at 27.3% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45079010304 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.3% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45079010304 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 45079010304 scores 5/10, higher than 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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