Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Bluffton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45013002102 · Beaufort County, SC · pop 6,613 · 75% of tract blocks fall in Bluffton
In Bluffton, census tract 45013002102 scores 5.8/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 67% of US census tracts.
About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,295 a month against an average household income of $107,844 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units2,813
Renter share4.7%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$107,844
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bluffton and the region
Centroid at 32.1862, -80.8984 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bluffton scores 1.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bluffton
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,295 rent vs county FMR
7.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bluffton
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bluffton
4.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bluffton
5.1
How Bluffton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 7
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 44Total filings over 5 yrs
- 7.71%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.7%Peak (2014)
- 13Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 63% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 7.7%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.0%Food insecurity
- 4.0%SNAP enrollment
- 4.8%Transit barriers
- 9.4%No health insurance
- 13.0%Frequent mental distress
- 22.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bluffton
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.6/10. 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 Bluffton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Beaufort County average of 5.5 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 7th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 44 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 7.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.7% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45013002102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45013002102?
Census tract 45013002102 in Bluffton scores 1.6/10 (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 45013002102?
Median gross rent is $2,295/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45013002102?
2.4% of residents in tract 45013002102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,613.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45013002102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 63th, minority 38th, housing 4th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45013002102?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 44 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45013002102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.71% of renter households, peaking at 10.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45013002102 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.7% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45013002102 compare to Bluffton overall?
Tract 45013002102 scores 1.6/10, lower than the parent city of Bluffton at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bluffton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bluffton
Top eight tracts in Bluffton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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