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The Arbors At Harbison Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia

Tract 45079010315 · Richland County, SC · pop 4,520 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.3/10 for census tract 45079010315 reflects conditions in The Arbors At Harbison in Columbia, South Carolina. That is riskier than roughly 48% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,613 monthly, set against $90,861 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 15% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,771
Renter share25.1%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$90,861

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In The Arbors At Harbison
Very Low
Within parent city
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#46 of 53 tracts In Columbia
Very Low
Within county
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#70 of 98 tracts In Richland County
Low
Within state
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#875 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 34.0999, -81.1331 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Arbors At Harbison scores 3.3

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
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,613 rent vs county FMR
7.4
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 The Arbors At Harbison compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
The Arbors At Harbison risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.33.3This tracttract 010315Columbia: 2.92.9Columbiaparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

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 supply constraint at 7.4/10. 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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 29th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45079010315

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079010315?

Census tract 45079010315 in the The Arbors At Harbison neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 45079010315?

Median gross rent is $1,613/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45079010315?

7.4% of residents in tract 45079010315 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,520.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45079010315?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 39th, minority 77th, housing 15th.
Q5

Is tract 45079010315 considered part of The Arbors At Harbison?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079010315 fall within The Arbors At Harbison (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 45079010315 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.0% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 45079010315 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 45079010315 scores 3.3/10, 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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