Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Farrowoods Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbia
Tract 45079011420 · Richland County, SC · pop 5,044 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Eviction risk in Farrowoods in Columbia centers on tract 45079011420, which scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 5,044 residents. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,375 monthly, set against $70,635 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,760
Renter share30.2%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate18.0%
Median income$70,635
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 34.1008, -80.9416 · click any tract to drill in
Why Farrowoods scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Columbia
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
18.0% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,375 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbia
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbia
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbia
7.7
How Farrowoods compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Farrowoods. 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.
- 17.6%Housing insecurity
- 12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.1%Food insecurity
- 12.8%SNAP enrollment
- 10.2%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 16.0%Frequent mental distress
- 30.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Farrowoods
What moves this score most is 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 Columbia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Richland County average of 5.8 and above the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 61st 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 17.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079011420
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011420?
Census tract 45079011420 in the Farrowoods neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 45079011420?
Median gross rent is $1,375/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079011420?
18.0% of residents in tract 45079011420 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,044.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079011420?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 73th, minority 82th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 45079011420 considered part of Farrowoods?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079011420 fall within Farrowoods (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 45079011420 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.6% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45079011420 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 45079011420 scores 4.4/10, 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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