Within neighborhood
40
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
Three Points Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbia
Tract 45079000400 · Richland County, SC · pop 1,771 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 4.2/10, tract 45079000400 in the Three Points area of Columbia, SC reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,771. 37% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units804
Renter share46.6%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$60,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 34.0351, -81.0506 · click any tract to drill in
Why Three Points scores 4.2
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
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$974 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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)
- 657Total filings over 5 yrs
- 31.87%Avg annual filing rate
- 45.0%Peak (2013)
- 166Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 87% 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.
- 16.8%Housing insecurity
- 11.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.1%Food insecurity
- 12.9%SNAP enrollment
- 10.1%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 30.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Three Points
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.8/10. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.
Running cool, state political climate reads 2.1/10. Average gross rent is $974, 19% below the Columbia average.
55% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Richland County average of 49.7%. The filing record is not thin: 657 evictions over 5 years of observation.
Filings peaked in 2013 at 45.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 31.9% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
It tracks the Richland County average of 4.2 closely. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $60,000.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079000400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079000400?
Census tract 45079000400 in the Three Points neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 45079000400?
Median gross rent is $974/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079000400?
17.6% of residents in tract 45079000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,771.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079000400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 46th, minority 73th, housing 59th.
Q5
Is tract 45079000400 considered part of Three Points?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079000400 fall within Three Points (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079000400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 657 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079000400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 31.87% of renter households, peaking at 45.0% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45079000400 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.8% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45079000400 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 45079000400 scores 4.2/10, higher than 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Columbia
Top eight tracts in Columbia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · SC
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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Belmont
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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45079011607
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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Belmont
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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Rosewood
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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45079011901
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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Three Points
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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