Within neighborhood
20
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Three Points Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia
Tract 45079000200 · Richland County, SC · pop 1,416 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Tract 45079000200 sits in the Three Points area of Columbia eviction risk, SC, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.8/10. Population here is 1,416. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units535
Renter share64.3%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$57,743
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 34.0410, -81.0375 · click any tract to drill in
Why Three Points scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Columbia
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,004 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbia
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbia
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbia
3.0
How Three Points compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%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)
- 560Total filings over 5 yrs
- 29.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 31.5%Peak (2011)
- 114Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Three Points. 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.
- 21.1%Housing insecurity
- 14.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.0%Food insecurity
- 19.9%SNAP enrollment
- 13.3%Transit barriers
- 14.4%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 37.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Three Points
On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. 38% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Richland County average of 49.7%.
Running cool, state political climate reads 2.1/10. Severe burden reaches 11%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Average gross rent is $1,004, 17% below the Columbia average. Food insecurity runs 27.0% against 17.8% nationally. Court records carry 560 eviction filings across 5 observed years.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2011, when 31.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 29.6% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 38th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079000200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079000200?
Census tract 45079000200 in the Three Points neighborhood 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 average rent in tract 45079000200?
Median gross rent is $1,004/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079000200?
12.4% of residents in tract 45079000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,416.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079000200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 83th, minority 88th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 45079000200 considered part of Three Points?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079000200 fall within Three Points (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079000200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 560 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079000200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 29.57% of renter households, peaking at 31.5% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45079000200 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.1% 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. 14.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45079000200 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 45079000200 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Columbia at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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