Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Wedgewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dentsville
Tract 45079011303 · Richland County, SC · pop 5,184 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 45079011303 sits in the Wedgewood area of Dentsville eviction risk, SC, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. It is home to 5,184 residents. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
4.8
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
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
79
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dentsville and the region
Centroid at 34.0800, -80.9404 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wedgewood scores 4.8
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
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.7/10. Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
80% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.1/10. Court records carry 7,620 eviction filings across 5 observed years.
Food insecurity runs 26.2% against 17.8% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2011 at 110.4% of renter households.
In a typical year about 89.0% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.8/10.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079011303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011303?
Census tract 45079011303 in the Wedgewood neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Dentsville at 4.4/10. 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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