Neighborhood · Ranked #65,414 of 84,120 nationally
Regatta Forest Eviction Risk: Lower , Irmo
Tract 45063021115 ·
Lexington County, SC · pop 2,435 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 3.1/10, tract 45063021115 in the Regatta Forest area of Lexington County, SC reads lower for landlord eviction risk. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.6/10.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%Stable renters 28%Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,261
Renter share49.6%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$88,393
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Regatta Forest
Very High
Within county
32th percentile
#63 of 92 tracts In Lexington County
Low
Within state
32th percentile
#902 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Low
National
22th percentile
#65,414 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Irmo and the region
Centroid at 34.0670, -81.2422 · click any tract to drill in
Why Regatta Forest scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Irmo
2.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,690 rent vs county FMR
8.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Irmo
2.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Irmo
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Irmo
5.0
How Regatta Forest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
11%Socioeconomic
34%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
69%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)
175Total filings over 5 yrs
10.33%Avg annual filing rate
15.9%Peak (2011)
17Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year2010 to 2014
Filings dropped 51% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Regatta Forest. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
7.4%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
4.2%SNAP enrollment
4.8%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
13.4%Frequent mental distress
24.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Regatta Forest
The voucher gap is 30.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. On the high side, supply constraint reads 8/10.
The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.1/10.
SNAP participation runs 4.2% against 15.2% nationally. 43% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Lexington County average of 37.2%.
Food insecurity runs 8.7% against 17.8% nationally. Court records carry 175 eviction filings across 5 observed years. It sits 0.8 points below the Lexington County average of 3.9.
The worst year on record was 2011, when 15.9% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 10.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #65,414 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 45063021115
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063021115?
Census tract 45063021115 in the Regatta Forest neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 45063021115?
Median gross rent is $1,690/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45063021115?
9.4% of residents in tract 45063021115 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,435.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45063021115?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 34th, minority 32th, housing 69th.
Q5
Is tract 45063021115 considered part of Regatta Forest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45063021115 fall within Regatta Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45063021115?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 175 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45063021115 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.33% of renter households, peaking at 15.9% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45063021115 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45063021115 compare to Irmo overall?
Tract 45063021115 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Irmo at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Irmo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.