Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Kilbourne Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Forest Acres
Tract 45079011201 · Richland County, SC · pop 1,865 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
45079011201 is a census tract in the Kilbourne Heights area of Forest Acres, SC. It scores 3/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,865 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units970
Renter share26.3%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$90,556
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Within county
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Forest Acres and the region
Centroid at 34.0150, -80.9763 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kilbourne Heights scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Forest Acres
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,185 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Forest Acres
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Forest Acres
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Forest Acres
6.3
How Kilbourne Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%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)
- 161Total filings over 5 yrs
- 8.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.1%Peak (2014)
- 40Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 33% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Kilbourne Heights. 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.
- 5.4%Housing insecurity
- 3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.1%Food insecurity
- 2.5%SNAP enrollment
- 3.7%Transit barriers
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 21.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kilbourne Heights
The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.7/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.1/10. Food insecurity runs 5.1% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 2.5% against 15.2% nationally.
It sits 1.2 points below the Richland County average of 4.2. Court records carry 161 eviction filings across 5 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2014 at 10.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 8.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 3.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $90,556, annual rent is just 16%. Statewide the SC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079011201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011201?
Census tract 45079011201 in the Kilbourne Heights neighborhood scores 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 45079011201?
Median gross rent is $1,185/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079011201?
7.0% of residents in tract 45079011201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,865.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079011201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 35th, minority 12th, housing 40th.
Q5
Is tract 45079011201 considered part of Kilbourne Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079011201 fall within Kilbourne Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079011201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 161 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079011201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.65% of renter households, peaking at 10.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45079011201 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.4% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45079011201 compare to Forest Acres overall?
Tract 45079011201 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Forest Acres at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Forest Acres; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Forest Acres
Top eight tracts in Forest Acres ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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