Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Harborside Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45079011422 · Richland County, SC · pop 5,298 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 45079011422 reflects conditions in Harborside in Richland, South Carolina. On the national scale it ranks #22,125 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 82% of renter households, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,144 a month while the average household earns $82,000 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,738
Renter share38.7%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate10.0%
Median income$82,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Richland County and the region
Centroid at 34.1805, -80.8880 · click any tract to drill in
Why Harborside scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
2.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
10.0% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$2,144 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Harborside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Harborside. 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.
- 11.5%Housing insecurity
- 7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.5%Food insecurity
- 6.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 23.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Harborside
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by South Carolina eviction laws law, 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 above the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 40th 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 11.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.9% 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 45079011422
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011422?
Census tract 45079011422 in the Harborside 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 45079011422?
Median gross rent is $2,144/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 82% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079011422?
10.0% of residents in tract 45079011422 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,298.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079011422?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 56th, minority 68th, housing 12th.
Q5
Is tract 45079011422 considered part of Harborside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079011422 fall within Harborside (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 45079011422 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.5% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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