Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Walhalla Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45073030301 · Oconee County, SC · pop 1,923 · 1% of tract blocks fall in Walhalla
Walhalla in Oconee County anchors census tract 45073030301, which lands at 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $85,769 a year. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units772
Renter share14.6%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$85,769
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Walhalla and the region
Centroid at 34.8358, -83.0323 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walhalla scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Walhalla
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Walhalla
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Walhalla
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Walhalla
6.9
How Walhalla compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.3%Food insecurity
- 5.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 14.6%Frequent mental distress
- 28.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walhalla
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Walhalla, 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 in line with 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 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45073030301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45073030301?
Census tract 45073030301 in Walhalla scores 3.8/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 45073030301?
11.0% of residents in tract 45073030301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,923.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 45073030301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 26th, minority 26th, housing 23th.
Q4
What share of households in tract 45073030301 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q5
How does tract 45073030301 compare to Walhalla overall?
Tract 45073030301 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Walhalla at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Walhalla; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Walhalla
Top eight tracts in Walhalla ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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