Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Governor's Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia
Tract 45079000700 · Richland County, SC · pop 1,950 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Tract 45079000700, home to 1,950 residents in the Governor's Hill area of Columbia, scores 5.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,222 monthly, set against $87,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units973
Renter share40.4%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$87,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
27
th percentile
Low
Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 34.0178, -81.0407 · click any tract to drill in
Why Governor's Hill scores 3.9
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
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,222 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Governor's Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 4%Grade B
- 18%Grade C
- 11%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 256Total filings over 5 yrs
- 15.61%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.4%Peak (2013)
- 52Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Governor's Hill. 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.
- 9.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.4%Food insecurity
- 6.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 24.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Governor's Hill
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Columbia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Richland County average of 5.8 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 256 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 15.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.4% of renter households in 2013.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079000700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079000700?
Census tract 45079000700 in the Governor's Hill neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 45079000700?
Median gross rent is $1,222/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079000700?
15.3% of residents in tract 45079000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,950.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079000700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 6th, minority 55th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 45079000700 considered part of Governor's Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079000700 fall within Governor's Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079000700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 256 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079000700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.61% of renter households, peaking at 18.4% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45079000700 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.6% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45079000700 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 45079000700 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Columbia at 2.9/10. 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.
Q9
Was tract 45079000700 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 11% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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