Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Southwell Eviction Risk: Lower , Irmo
Tract 45079010305 · Richland County, SC · pop 7,182 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
How risky is Southwell in Irmo for landlords? Census tract 45079010305 scores 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,544 a month against an average household income of $85,670 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,817
Renter share18.4%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$85,670
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Irmo and the region
Centroid at 34.1046, -81.1971 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southwell scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Irmo
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,544 rent vs county FMR
6.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Irmo
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Irmo
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Irmo
5.0
How Southwell compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%Housing & transportation
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)
- 404Total filings over 5 yrs
- 21.32%Avg annual filing rate
- 23.9%Peak (2013)
- 91Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
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.
- 11.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.4%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 8.8%No health insurance
- 15.1%Frequent mental distress
- 25.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southwell
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.9/10. 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 Irmo 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 404 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 21.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 23.9% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079010305
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079010305?
Census tract 45079010305 in the Southwell 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 45079010305?
Median gross rent is $1,544/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079010305?
6.1% of residents in tract 45079010305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,182.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079010305?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 62th, minority 58th, housing 15th.
Q5
Is tract 45079010305 considered part of Southwell?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079010305 fall within Southwell (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079010305?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 404 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079010305 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.32% of renter households, peaking at 23.9% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45079010305 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.3% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45079010305 compare to Irmo overall?
Tract 45079010305 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Irmo at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Irmo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Top eight tracts in Irmo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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