Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Brighton Forest Eviction Risk: Lower , Oak Grove
Tract 45063021020 · Lexington County, SC · pop 3,702 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 45063021020 reflects conditions in the Brighton Forest neighborhood of Oak Grove, South Carolina. On the national scale it ranks #22,113 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $898 a month while the average household earns $72,567 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,593
Renter share19.7%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$72,567
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Oak Grove and the region
Centroid at 33.9828, -81.1597 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brighton Forest scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Oak Grove
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$898 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oak Grove
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oak Grove
4.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oak Grove
7.3
How Brighton Forest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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)
- 276Total filings over 5 yrs
- 19.33%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.5%Peak (2011)
- 41Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 27% over the past 5 months.
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.
- 10.9%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.7%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 10.4%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 28.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brighton Forest
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.1/10. 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 Oak Grove eviction risk, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 276 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 19.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 22.5% of renter households in 2011.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% 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 45063021020
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063021020?
Census tract 45063021020 in the Brighton Forest 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 45063021020?
Median gross rent is $898/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45063021020?
12.0% of residents in tract 45063021020 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,702.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45063021020?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 49th, minority 30th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 45063021020 considered part of Brighton Forest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45063021020 fall within Brighton Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45063021020?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 276 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45063021020 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.33% of renter households, peaking at 22.5% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45063021020 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.9% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45063021020 compare to Oak Grove overall?
Tract 45063021020 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Oak Grove at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oak Grove eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Oak Grove
Top eight tracts in Oak Grove ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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