Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Williamston Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 45007010403 · Anderson County, SC · pop 2,644 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Williamston

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 45007010403 (Williamston in Anderson County, South Carolina) comes in at 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #30,811 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $885 a month while the average household earns $50,667 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 15% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units1,038

Renter share26.9%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate22.3%

Median income$50,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Williamston and the region

Centroid at 34.6113, -82.4724 · click any tract to drill in

Why Williamston scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Williamston

3.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.9

State political climate

South Carolina legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

22.3% poverty · this tract

5.6

Supply constraint

$885 rent vs county FMR

4.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Williamston

2.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Williamston

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Williamston

4.3

How Williamston compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

54%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
27%Racial/ethnic minority
44%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.

15.4%Housing insecurity
10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
22.1%Food insecurity
14.7%SNAP enrollment
10.3%Transit barriers
14.9%No health insurance
20.6%Frequent mental distress
38.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Williamston

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Williamston, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Anderson County average of 5.5 and in line with 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 15.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45007010403

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45007010403?

Census tract 45007010403 in Williamston scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 45007010403?

Median gross rent is $885/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 45007010403?

22.3% of residents in tract 45007010403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,644.

How socially vulnerable is tract 45007010403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 46th, minority 27th, housing 44th.

What share of households in tract 45007010403 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.4% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 45007010403 compare to Williamston overall?

Tract 45007010403 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Williamston at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Williamston; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Williamston

Top eight tracts in Williamston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.