Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Rockbridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Forest Acres
Tract 45079011306 · Richland County, SC · pop 3,056 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
In the Rockbridge area of Forest Acres, census tract 45079011306 scores 5.4/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 18% of renter households, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $930 a month while the average household earns $95,603 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,326
Renter share16.7%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate13.7%
Median income$95,603
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Forest Acres and the region
Centroid at 34.0398, -80.9550 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rockbridge scores 2.8
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
13.7% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$930 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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 Rockbridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%Housing & transportation
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.
- 7.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.2%Food insecurity
- 4.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 12.1%Frequent mental distress
- 25.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rockbridge
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Forest Acres, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079011306
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011306?
Census tract 45079011306 in the Rockbridge neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 45079011306?
Median gross rent is $930/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079011306?
13.7% of residents in tract 45079011306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,056.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079011306?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 31th, minority 31th, housing 5th.
Q5
Is tract 45079011306 considered part of Rockbridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079011306 fall within Rockbridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 45079011306 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.7% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45079011306 compare to Forest Acres overall?
Tract 45079011306 scores 2.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Forest Acres at 2.6/10. 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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