Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Pelion Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45063020904 · Lexington County, SC · pop 2,791 · 14% of tract blocks fall in Pelion
How risky is Pelion for landlords? Census tract 45063020904 scores $1/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #74,424 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
8% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $679 a month while the average household earns $61,449 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,005
Renter share16.2%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate14.0%
Median income$61,449
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
National
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pelion and the region
Centroid at 33.7310, -81.2107 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pelion scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Pelion
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
14.0% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$679 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pelion
1.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pelion
3.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pelion
4.3
How Pelion compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%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)
- 167Total filings over 5 yrs
- 28.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 35.8%Peak (2011)
- 32Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 19% over the past 5 months.
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.
- 14.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.2%Food insecurity
- 12.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.6%Transit barriers
- 14.2%No health insurance
- 19.1%Frequent mental distress
- 34.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pelion
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 4.3/10. 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 Pelion, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Lexington County average of 5.3 and below the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 167 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 28.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 35.8% of renter households in 2011.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45063020904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063020904?
Census tract 45063020904 in Pelion scores 3.7/10 (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 45063020904?
Median gross rent is $679/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 8% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45063020904?
14.0% of residents in tract 45063020904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,791.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45063020904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 68th, minority 38th, housing 46th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45063020904?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 167 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45063020904 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 28.04% of renter households, peaking at 35.8% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45063020904 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.6% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45063020904 compare to Pelion overall?
Tract 45063020904 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Pelion at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pelion; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pelion
Top eight tracts in Pelion ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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