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The Arbors At Harbison Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbia

Tract 45079010304 · Richland County, SC · pop 8,139 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 45079010304 covers The Arbors At Harbison in Columbia, home to 8,139 residents. For landlords it grades 5.9/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,320 monthly, set against $48,859 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 26% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units4,285
Renter share61.8%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate21.0%
Median income$48,859

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In The Arbors At Harbison
Very High
Within parent city
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 53 tracts In Columbia
Elevated
Within county
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#27 of 98 tracts In Richland County
Elevated
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#269 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 34.0792, -81.1443 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Arbors At Harbison scores 5.1

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
21.0% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,320 rent vs county FMR
5.2
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 The Arbors At Harbison compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
The Arbors At Harbison risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 010304Columbia: 2.92.9Columbiaparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

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)

  • 2,563Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 24.88%Avg annual filing rate
  • 27.3%Peak (2010)
  • 508Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450790103042010: 584 filings (27.28/100 renter HHs)2011: 422 filings (20.71/100 renter HHs)2012: 531 filings (26.05/100 renter HHs)2013: 518 filings (25.42/100 renter HHs)2014: 508 filings (24.93/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within The Arbors At Harbison. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in The Arbors At Harbison

What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.2/10. 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 above the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,563 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 24.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 27.3% 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 45079010304

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079010304?

Census tract 45079010304 in the The Arbors At Harbison neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 45079010304?

Median gross rent is $1,320/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45079010304?

21.0% of residents in tract 45079010304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,139.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45079010304?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 40th, minority 73th, housing 66th.
Q5

Is tract 45079010304 considered part of The Arbors At Harbison?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079010304 fall within The Arbors At Harbison (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079010304?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,563 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079010304 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 24.88% of renter households, peaking at 27.3% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45079010304 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.3% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45079010304 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 45079010304 scores 5.1/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbia

Top eight tracts in Columbia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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