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Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally

Polo Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Dentsville

Tract 45079011411 · Richland County, SC · pop 4,530 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

With a score of 5.5/10, tract 45079011411 in the Polo Ridge neighborhood of Dentsville ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,530 residents. That is riskier than roughly 56% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 11% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $956 a month while the average household earns $72,662 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 19% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,851
Renter share21.0%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$72,662

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Polo Ridge
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 7 tracts In Dentsville
Very Low
Within county
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#62 of 98 tracts In Richland County
Low
Within state
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#706 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dentsville and the region

Centroid at 34.1087, -80.9120 · click any tract to drill in

Why Polo Ridge scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Dentsville
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$956 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dentsville
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dentsville
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dentsville
7.7

How Polo Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Polo Ridge risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.83.8This tracttract 011411Dentsville: 2.82.8Dentsvilleparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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)

  • 200Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 22.46%Avg annual filing rate
  • 25.4%Peak (2012)
  • 35Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450790114112010: 42 filings (25.00/100 renter HHs)2011: 39 filings (21.55/100 renter HHs)2012: 46 filings (25.41/100 renter HHs)2013: 38 filings (20.99/100 renter HHs)2014: 35 filings (19.34/100 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 Polo Ridge

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Dentsville 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 48th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% 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 45079011411

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011411?

Census tract 45079011411 in the Polo Ridge neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 45079011411?

Median gross rent is $956/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45079011411?

11.2% of residents in tract 45079011411 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,530.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45079011411?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 81th, minority 69th, housing 16th.
Q5

Is tract 45079011411 considered part of Polo Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079011411 fall within Polo Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079011411?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 200 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079011411 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 22.46% of renter households, peaking at 25.4% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45079011411 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.1% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45079011411 compare to Dentsville overall?

Tract 45079011411 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Dentsville at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dentsville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dentsville

Top eight tracts in Dentsville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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