Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Wedgewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dentsville
Tract 45079011303 · Richland County, SC · pop 5,184 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
How risky is the Wedgewood area of Dentsville for landlords? Census tract 45079011303 scores 6.8/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 91st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,151 monthly, set against $45,815 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 80% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units2,416
Renter share80.2%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate13.3%
Median income$45,815
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dentsville and the region
Centroid at 34.0800, -80.9404 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wedgewood scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dentsville
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
13.3% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,151 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dentsville
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dentsville
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dentsville
7.7
How Wedgewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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)
- 7,620Total filings over 5 yrs
- 88.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 110.4%Peak (2011)
- 1,087Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 41% 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.
- 22.6%Housing insecurity
- 15.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.2%Food insecurity
- 19.0%SNAP enrollment
- 13.6%Transit barriers
- 13.9%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 33.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wedgewood
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Dentsville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Richland County average of 5.8 and above the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 7,620 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 89.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 110.4% of renter households in 2011.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079011303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011303?
Census tract 45079011303 in the Wedgewood neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 45079011303?
Median gross rent is $1,151/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079011303?
13.3% of residents in tract 45079011303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,184.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079011303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 71th, minority 87th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 45079011303 considered part of Wedgewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079011303 fall within Wedgewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079011303?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 7,620 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079011303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 88.98% of renter households, peaking at 110.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45079011303 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.6% 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. 15.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45079011303 compare to Dentsville overall?
Tract 45079011303 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Dentsville at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dentsville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dentsville
Top eight tracts in Dentsville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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