Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Heathwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia
Tract 45079002300 · Richland County, SC · pop 2,428 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 45079002300 (the Heathwood area of Columbia, South Carolina) comes in at 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 48th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
76% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,105 a month against an average household income of $215,368 a year, roughly 6% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units861
Renter share5.9%
SVI overall0.00
Poverty rate1.1%
Median income$215,368
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 34.0020, -80.9869 · click any tract to drill in
Why Heathwood scores 2.3
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
1.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,105 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 Heathwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 0
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 0%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 31%Grade A
- 31%Grade B
- 3%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)
- 27Total filings over 5 yrs
- 3.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.5%Peak (2010)
- 2Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 78% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Heathwood. 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.
- 3.5%Housing insecurity
- 2.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 2.9%Food insecurity
- 1.3%SNAP enrollment
- 2.4%Transit barriers
- 3.9%No health insurance
- 10.0%Frequent mental distress
- 17.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Heathwood
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 0th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 27 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 3.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.5% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079002300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079002300?
Census tract 45079002300 in the Heathwood neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (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 45079002300?
Median gross rent is $1,105/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079002300?
1.1% of residents in tract 45079002300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,428.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079002300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 0th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 14th, minority 1th, housing 4th.
Q5
Is tract 45079002300 considered part of Heathwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079002300 fall within Heathwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079002300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 27 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079002300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.58% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45079002300 struggle to pay rent?
About 3.5% 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. 2.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45079002300 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 45079002300 scores 2.3/10, lower 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 45079002300 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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.
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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.8
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