Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Westminster Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45073031000 · Oconee County, SC · pop 4,605 · 46% of tract blocks fall in Westminster
Eviction risk in Westminster centers on tract 45073031000, which scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,605 residents. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $669 a month while the average household earns $49,805 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,193
Renter share32.4%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate16.5%
Median income$49,805
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westminster and the region
Centroid at 34.6293, -83.0947 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westminster scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westminster
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
16.5% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$669 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westminster
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westminster
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westminster
7.2
How Westminster compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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)
- 87Total filings over 3 yrs
- 5.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.8%Peak (2011)
- 28Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
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.
- 13.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.4%Food insecurity
- 13.0%SNAP enrollment
- 9.5%Transit barriers
- 14.6%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 37.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westminster
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 7.2/10. 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 Westminster, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 87 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.8% of renter households in 2011.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45073031000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45073031000?
Census tract 45073031000 in Westminster 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 45073031000?
Median gross rent is $669/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45073031000?
16.5% of residents in tract 45073031000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,605.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45073031000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 65th, minority 22th, housing 53th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45073031000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 87 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 45073031000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.31% of renter households, peaking at 5.8% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45073031000 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.6% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45073031000 compare to Westminster overall?
Tract 45073031000 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Westminster at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westminster; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Westminster
Top eight tracts in Westminster ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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