Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Harborside Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45079011423 · Richland County, SC · pop 8,378 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
The Harborside neighborhood of Richland anchors census tract 45079011423, which lands at 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 59% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,223 monthly, set against $71,911 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units3,592
Renter share14.3%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$71,911
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Richland County and the region
Centroid at 34.1692, -80.8810 · click any tract to drill in
Why Harborside scores 3.1
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
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,223 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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.
- 13.5%Housing insecurity
- 8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.4%Food insecurity
- 7.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.5%Transit barriers
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 14.2%Frequent mental distress
- 24.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Harborside
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty 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 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 in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079011423
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011423?
Census tract 45079011423 in the Harborside neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 45079011423?
Median gross rent is $1,223/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079011423?
5.9% of residents in tract 45079011423 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,378.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079011423?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 62th, minority 82th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 45079011423 considered part of Harborside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079011423 fall within Harborside (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 45079011423 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.5% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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