Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Steeple Chase Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45079011424 · Richland County, SC · pop 7,268 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 45079011424 (the Steeple Chase area of Richland, South Carolina) comes in at 5.2/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,480 a month against an average household income of $92,000 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,468
Renter share16.7%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$92,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
20
th percentile
Very Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Richland County and the region
Centroid at 34.1572, -80.8646 · click any tract to drill in
Why Steeple Chase scores 2.7
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
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,480 rent vs county FMR
6.4
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 Steeple Chase compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%Housing & transportation
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.
- 12.7%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.4%Food insecurity
- 7.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 14.0%Frequent mental distress
- 24.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Steeple Chase
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.4/10. 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 below 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 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079011424
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011424?
Census tract 45079011424 in the Steeple Chase neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 45079011424?
Median gross rent is $1,480/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079011424?
5.8% of residents in tract 45079011424 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,268.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079011424?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 70th, minority 78th, housing 9th.
Q5
Is tract 45079011424 considered part of Steeple Chase?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079011424 fall within Steeple Chase (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 45079011424 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.7% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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