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Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Saluda Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbia

Tract 45079010403 · Richland County, SC · pop 3,483 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

How risky is the Saluda Terrace neighborhood of Columbia for landlords? Census tract 45079010403 scores 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #43,467 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,171 monthly, set against $58,577 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 33% Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,677
Renter share56.1%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate10.0%
Median income$58,577

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Saluda Terrace
Moderate
Within parent city
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#37 of 53 tracts In Columbia
Low
Within county
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#58 of 98 tracts In Richland County
Moderate
Within state
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#600 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 34.0222, -81.0849 · click any tract to drill in

Why Saluda Terrace scores 4.1

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
10.0% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,171 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 Saluda Terrace compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Saluda Terrace risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.14.1This tracttract 010403Columbia: 2.92.9Columbiaparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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)

  • 2,511Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 43.14%Avg annual filing rate
  • 56.8%Peak (2012)
  • 370Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450790104032010: 445 filings (36.96/100 renter HHs)2011: 611 filings (52.85/100 renter HHs)2012: 656 filings (56.75/100 renter HHs)2013: 429 filings (37.11/100 renter HHs)2014: 370 filings (32.01/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 17% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Saluda Terrace

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,511 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 43.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 56.8% of renter households in 2012.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 45079010403

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079010403?

Census tract 45079010403 in the Saluda Terrace neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 45079010403?

Median gross rent is $1,171/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45079010403?

10.0% of residents in tract 45079010403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,483.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45079010403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 19th, minority 71th, housing 78th.
Q5

Is tract 45079010403 considered part of Saluda Terrace?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079010403 fall within Saluda Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079010403?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,511 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079010403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 43.14% of renter households, peaking at 56.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45079010403 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.5% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45079010403 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 45079010403 scores 4.1/10, 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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