Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Rockbridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Forest Acres
Tract 45079011306 · Richland County, SC · pop 3,056 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
45079011306 is a census tract in the Rockbridge area of Forest Acres, SC. It scores 3/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,056 residents. 18% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Richland County average of 49.7%.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,326
Renter share16.7%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate13.7%
Median income$95,603
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Forest Acres and the region
Centroid at 34.0398, -80.9550 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rockbridge scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Forest Acres
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
13.7% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$930 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Forest Acres
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Forest Acres
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Forest Acres
6.3
How Rockbridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%Housing & transportation
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.
- 7.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.2%Food insecurity
- 4.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 12.1%Frequent mental distress
- 25.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rockbridge
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.8/10. Average gross rent is $930, 26% below the Forest Acres average. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.1/10.
Running cool, state political climate reads 2.1/10. Against the Richland County average of 4.2, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.2 points.
SNAP participation runs 4.6% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 8.2% against 17.8% nationally. The severe-burden share is 8%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. At 17% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 1.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Against average income of $95,603, annual rent is just 12%. Statewide the SC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079011306
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011306?
Census tract 45079011306 in the Rockbridge neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 45079011306?
Median gross rent is $930/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079011306?
13.7% of residents in tract 45079011306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,056.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079011306?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 31th, minority 31th, housing 5th.
Q5
Is tract 45079011306 considered part of Rockbridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079011306 fall within Rockbridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 45079011306 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.7% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45079011306 compare to Forest Acres overall?
Tract 45079011306 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Forest Acres at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Forest Acres; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Forest Acres
Top eight tracts in Forest Acres ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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