Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Salem Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 45073030201 · Oconee County, SC · pop 2,255 · 6% of tract blocks fall in Salem

How risky is Salem for landlords? Census tract 45073030201 scores 6.2/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #17,342 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $935 monthly, set against $46,563 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 4% Owners 89%

Tract context

Occupied units975

Renter share11.2%

SVI overall0.58

Poverty rate20.2%

Median income$46,563

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Salem and the region

Centroid at 34.9537, -82.9850 · click any tract to drill in

Why Salem scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Salem

3.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.6

State political climate

South Carolina legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

20.2% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$935 rent vs county FMR

4.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Salem

9.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Salem

3.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Salem

7.5

How Salem compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

53%Socioeconomic
52%Household composition
10%Racial/ethnic minority
78%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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
18.4%Food insecurity
12.0%SNAP enrollment
8.7%Transit barriers
12.6%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
38.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Salem

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.6/10. 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 Salem, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Oconee County average of 5.2 and above 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 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 45073030201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45073030201?

Census tract 45073030201 in Salem scores 4.1/10 (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 45073030201?

Median gross rent is $935/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 45073030201?

20.2% of residents in tract 45073030201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,255.

How socially vulnerable is tract 45073030201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 52th, minority 10th, housing 78th.

What share of households in tract 45073030201 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 45073030201 compare to Salem overall?

Tract 45073030201 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Salem at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Salem; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.