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Ellis Pond Eviction Risk: Lower , Rock Hill

Tract 45091061205 · York County, SC · pop 4,674 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Ellis Pond in Rock Hill anchors census tract 45091061205, which lands at 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 22nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,154 a month while the average household earns $69,397 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 20% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units1,979

Renter share29.4%

SVI overall0.71

Poverty rate12.1%

Median income$69,397

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rock Hill and the region

Centroid at 34.9106, -80.9615 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ellis Pond scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Rock Hill

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.2

State political climate

South Carolina legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

12.1% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,154 rent vs county FMR

1.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Rock Hill

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Rock Hill

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Rock Hill

2.5

How Ellis Pond compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

65%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
63%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.

11.2%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
14.7%Food insecurity
7.6%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
10.4%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
28.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ellis Pond

What moves this score most is economic stress 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 inherited from Rock Hill eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the York County average of 5.1 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 71st 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 11.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45091061205

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45091061205?

Census tract 45091061205 in the Ellis Pond neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 45091061205?

Median gross rent is $1,154/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 45091061205?

12.1% of residents in tract 45091061205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,674.

How socially vulnerable is tract 45091061205?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 82th, minority 44th, housing 63th.

Is tract 45091061205 considered part of Ellis Pond?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45091061205 fall within Ellis Pond (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 45091061205 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.2% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 45091061205 compare to Rock Hill overall?

Tract 45091061205 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Rock Hill at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rock Hill eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Rock Hill

Top eight tracts in Rock Hill ranked by composite eviction-risk score.