Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
The Woodlands Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia
Tract 45079011414 · Richland County, SC · pop 5,335 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
The The Woodlands area of Columbia anchors census tract 45079011414, which lands at 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 25% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 26% of renter households, a moderate level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,101 a month against an average household income of $82,716 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,983
Renter share24.5%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$82,716
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 34.1132, -80.8584 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Woodlands scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,101 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 Woodlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%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)
- 1,400Total filings over 5 yrs
- 33.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 44.0%Peak (2010)
- 329Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 12.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.5%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 10.1%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 26.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Woodlands
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $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 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 below 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 46th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,400 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 33.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 44.0% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079011414
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011414?
Census tract 45079011414 in the The Woodlands neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 45079011414?
Median gross rent is $1,101/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079011414?
5.4% of residents in tract 45079011414 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,335.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079011414?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 57th, minority 74th, housing 62th.
Q5
Is tract 45079011414 considered part of The Woodlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079011414 fall within The Woodlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079011414?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,400 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079011414 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 33.34% of renter households, peaking at 44.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45079011414 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.2% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45079011414 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 45079011414 scores 3.2/10, 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.
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6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.8
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