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Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Seneca Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 45073030701 · Oconee County, SC · pop 3,776 · 60% of tract blocks fall in Seneca

Seneca is where census tract 45073030701 sits, home to 3,776 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.2/10. On the national scale it ranks #17,343 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,036 a month against an average household income of $51,757 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 20% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,796
Renter share45.0%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$51,757

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Seneca
Moderate
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 20 tracts In Oconee County
Elevated
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#369 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Elevated
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,017 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Seneca and the region

Centroid at 34.6771, -82.9344 · click any tract to drill in

Why Seneca scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Seneca
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,036 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Seneca
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Seneca
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Seneca
7.3

How Seneca compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Seneca risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 030701Seneca: 2.82.8Senecaparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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

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)

  • 285Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 14.51%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.0%Peak (2014)
  • 106Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450730307012010: 79 filings (12.42/100 renter HHs)2011: 100 filings (15.11/100 renter HHs)2014: 106 filings (16.01/100 renter HHs)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Seneca

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Seneca, 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 285 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 14.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.0% of renter households in 2014.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.2% 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 45073030701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45073030701?

Census tract 45073030701 in Seneca scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 45073030701?

Median gross rent is $1,036/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45073030701?

15.9% of residents in tract 45073030701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,776.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45073030701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 87th, minority 66th, housing 88th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45073030701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 285 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 45073030701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.51% of renter households, peaking at 16.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 45073030701 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.4% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 45073030701 compare to Seneca overall?

Tract 45073030701 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Seneca at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Seneca; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Seneca

Top eight tracts in Seneca ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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