1 census tracts · pop 4,676 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3.4–3.4
Parkside maps to a single census tract in Bluffton, SC and houses 4,676 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Bluffton baseline of 30.0%, 61% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
32% 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. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.1/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10.
Average gross rent is $1,864, 17% below the Bluffton average of $2,256. The filing record is not thin: 201 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 4.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 21.1% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.5% of adults, 8.3 points below the national rate.
The most recent observed rate, 12.6% in 2014, is well off that peak. That places it #2 of 4 neighborhoods in Bluffton. For a like-for-like read, Swan Lake and Hampton Hall score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $88,192. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Parkside vs BlufftonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Parkside
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
201Total filings (sum)
14.70%Avg annual filing rate
21.1%Peak year (2011)
12.59%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Parkside
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.1%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
4.5%SNAP enrollment
8.6%No health insurance
22.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Parkside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Parkside?
Parkside scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 Parkside compare to Bluffton overall?
Parkside scores 0.3 points lower than Bluffton overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,864 vs $2,256.
Q3
What is the average rent in Parkside?
Average gross rent in Parkside is $1,864/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Parkside residents are renters?
30% of Parkside households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Bluffton). The neighborhood has 4,676 residents.
Q5
Is Parkside a high social-vulnerability area?
Parkside sits in the 39th 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 Parkside for landlords?
Parkside carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). 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 Bluffton as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Parkside?
Parkside has 5,205 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.6%), Other / Multiracial (8.4%), Hispanic / Latino (7.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
