Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Kilbourne Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Forest Acres
Tract 45079001200 · Richland County, SC · pop 2,027 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Eviction risk in the Kilbourne Heights neighborhood of Forest Acres centers on tract 45079001200, which scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,027 residents. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,203 a month while the average household earns $131,192 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units833
Renter share23.3%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$131,192
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Forest Acres and the region
Centroid at 34.0125, -80.9940 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kilbourne Heights scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Forest Acres
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,203 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Forest Acres
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Forest Acres
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Forest Acres
3.0
How Kilbourne Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 10%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 8%Grade A
- 17%Grade B
- 4%Grade C
- 0%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)
- 90Total filings over 5 yrs
- 10.88%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.0%Peak (2011)
- 11Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 48% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Kilbourne Heights. 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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.8%Food insecurity
- 3.0%SNAP enrollment
- 3.9%Transit barriers
- 6.0%No health insurance
- 12.3%Frequent mental distress
- 21.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kilbourne Heights
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 4.3/10. 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 Forest Acres, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079001200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079001200?
Census tract 45079001200 in the Kilbourne Heights neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 45079001200?
Median gross rent is $1,203/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079001200?
2.9% of residents in tract 45079001200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,027.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079001200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 85th, minority 30th, housing 10th.
Q5
Is tract 45079001200 considered part of Kilbourne Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079001200 fall within Kilbourne Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079001200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 90 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079001200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.88% of renter households, peaking at 16.0% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45079001200 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45079001200 compare to Forest Acres overall?
Tract 45079001200 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Forest Acres at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Forest Acres; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 45079001200 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Forest Acres
Top eight tracts in Forest Acres ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Hollywood-Rose Hill
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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45079010408
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · SC
45079010900
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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Hollywood-Rose Hill
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · SC
Governor's Hill
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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BullStreet District
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Belmont
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Three Points
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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