Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Saluda Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45081960202 · Saluda County, SC · pop 3,496 · 31% of tract blocks fall in Saluda
Saluda anchors census tract 45081960202, which lands at 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 77% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $785 a month while the average household earns $42,217 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,542
Renter share45.1%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate27.2%
Median income$42,217
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
88
th percentile
High
National
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Saluda and the region
Centroid at 33.9836, -81.7334 · click any tract to drill in
Why Saluda scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Saluda
3.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.2
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
27.2% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$785 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Saluda
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Saluda
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Saluda
8.2
How Saluda compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 21.0%Housing insecurity
- 14.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.8%Food insecurity
- 19.6%SNAP enrollment
- 13.3%Transit barriers
- 20.2%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 40.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Saluda
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Saluda, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Saluda County average of 5.4 and above the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 21.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 45081960202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45081960202?
Census tract 45081960202 in Saluda scores 5.6/10 (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 45081960202?
Median gross rent is $785/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45081960202?
27.2% of residents in tract 45081960202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,496.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45081960202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 98th, minority 76th, housing 85th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 45081960202 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.0% 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. 14.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 45081960202 compare to Saluda overall?
Tract 45081960202 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Saluda at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Saluda; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Saluda
Top eight tracts in Saluda ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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