Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Rosewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbia

Tract 45079002605 · Richland County, SC · pop 5,298 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

How risky is the Rosewood area of Columbia for landlords? Census tract 45079002605 scores 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,089 monthly, set against $41,053 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 73% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 38% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units2,828

Renter share72.9%

SVI overall0.81

Poverty rate23.1%

Median income$41,053

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 33.9784, -80.9850 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rosewood scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

23.1% poverty · this tract

5.8

Supply constraint

$1,089 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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 Rosewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

81%Socioeconomic
61%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
77%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
0%Grade B
0%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.

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.

18.0%Housing insecurity
13.1%Utility-shutoff threat
21.2%Food insecurity
15.6%SNAP enrollment
11.9%Transit barriers
12.4%No health insurance
18.9%Frequent mental distress
32.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rosewood

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.8/10. 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 about the same as 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), 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 45079002605

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079002605?

Census tract 45079002605 in the Rosewood neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 45079002605?

Median gross rent is $1,089/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 45079002605?

23.1% of residents in tract 45079002605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,298.

How socially vulnerable is tract 45079002605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 61th, minority 68th, housing 77th.

Is tract 45079002605 considered part of Rosewood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079002605 fall within Rosewood (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 45079002605 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.0% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 45079002605 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 45079002605 scores 5.4/10, 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.

Was tract 45079002605 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. 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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