6 census tracts · pop 11,377 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 3.1–5.2
Three Points takes in 6 census tracts of Columbia, SC, population 11,377. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Columbia baseline of 36.0%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The 6 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.1 to 5.2, a 2.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 20.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Court records carry 4,085 eviction filings across its 6 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 62.9% of renter households.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10. At $1,096 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Columbia commands. Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Columbia, it ranks #8 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 5.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Farrowoods and Hollywood-Rose Hill score within a fraction of it.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
6 tracts · population-weighted
Three Points vs ColumbiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority82%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Three Points
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,085Total filings (sum)
31.64%Avg annual filing rate
62.9%Peak year (2014)
33.97%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Three Points
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.8%Housing insecurity
19.1%Utility shutoff threat
31.7%Food insecurity
27.2%SNAP enrollment
14.9%No health insurance
38.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Three Points
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Three Points?
Three Points scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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 Three Points compare to Columbia overall?
Three Points scores 0.7 points higher than Columbia overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,096 vs $1,204.
Q3
What is the average rent in Three Points?
Average gross rent in Three Points is $1,096/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Three Points residents are renters?
57% of Three Points households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Columbia). The neighborhood has 11,377 residents.
Q5
Is Three Points a high social-vulnerability area?
Three Points sits in the 70th 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 Three Points have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Three Points is census tract 45079000300 (score 5.2/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 5.2, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Three Points for landlords?
Three Points carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 Three Points?
Three Points has 11,243 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (69.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.2%), Hispanic / Latino (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
