South Charleston Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
1 census tracts · pop 2,536 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 4.1–4.1
South Charleston Historic District maps to a single census tract in South Charleston, OH and houses 2,536 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.6/10. 20% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Court records for this tract carry 46 eviction filings.
Cost burden runs 28% against 23.7% citywide, putting South Charleston Historic District 4.7% over its own city. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.7/10. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 2.9% of renter households.
Judgments average 1.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $701, close to the South Charleston average.
33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
South Charleston Historic District vs South CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority15%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Charleston Historic District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
46Total filings (sum)
2.08%Avg annual filing rate
2.9%Peak year (2018)
2.92%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Charleston Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.9%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility shutoff threat
12.7%Food insecurity
10.8%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
31.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Charleston Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Charleston Historic District?
South Charleston Historic District scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does South Charleston Historic District compare to South Charleston overall?
South Charleston Historic District scores 0.1 points higher than South Charleston overall (4/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $701 vs $704.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Charleston Historic District?
Average gross rent in South Charleston Historic District is $701/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Charleston Historic District residents are renters?
33% of South Charleston Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in South Charleston). The neighborhood has 2,536 residents.
Q5
Is South Charleston Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
South Charleston Historic District sits in the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is South Charleston Historic District for landlords?
South Charleston Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to South Charleston as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of South Charleston Historic District?
South Charleston Historic District has 2,525 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (90.9%), Hispanic / Latino (4.6%), Other / Multiracial (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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