Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Gaston Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45063020807 · Lexington County, SC · pop 2,435 · 20% of tract blocks fall in Gaston
Eviction risk in Gaston centers on tract 45063020807, which scores $1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,435 residents. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.
About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $891 monthly, set against $38,963 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,048
Renter share42.7%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate23.4%
Median income$38,963
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gaston and the region
Centroid at 33.8523, -81.1158 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gaston scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gaston
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
23.4% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$891 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gaston
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gaston
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gaston
6.0
How Gaston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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.
- 20.0%Housing insecurity
- 13.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.7%Food insecurity
- 18.6%SNAP enrollment
- 12.9%Transit barriers
- 18.2%No health insurance
- 20.4%Frequent mental distress
- 37.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gaston
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Gaston, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lexington County average of 5.3 and above the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 86th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.7% 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 45063020807
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063020807?
Census tract 45063020807 in Gaston 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 45063020807?
Median gross rent is $891/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45063020807?
23.4% of residents in tract 45063020807 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,435.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45063020807?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 89th, minority 65th, housing 59th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 45063020807 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.0% 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. 13.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 45063020807 compare to Gaston overall?
Tract 45063020807 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Gaston at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gaston; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gaston
Top eight tracts in Gaston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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