Beaufort Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
1 census tracts · pop 2,042 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Beaufort Historic District maps to a single census tract in Beaufort, SC and houses 2,042 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 65% against 33.9% citywide, putting Beaufort Historic District 30.7% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 32%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.6/10. The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10. Court records for this tract carry 403 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 18.5% of renter households. At $1,080 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Beaufort commands.
Recent filings have not receded much: 15.1% in 2014 against a 18.5% peak. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $47,596.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.5/10 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
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Beaufort Historic District vs BeaufortHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Beaufort Historic District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
403Total filings (sum)
16.43%Avg annual filing rate
18.5%Peak year (2013)
15.13%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Beaufort Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.9%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility shutoff threat
21.3%Food insecurity
14.2%SNAP enrollment
12.9%No health insurance
33.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Beaufort Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Beaufort Historic District?
Beaufort Historic District scores 5.5/10 (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 Beaufort Historic District compare to Beaufort overall?
Beaufort Historic District scores 1.4 points higher than Beaufort overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,080 vs $1,212.
Q3
What is the average rent in Beaufort Historic District?
Average gross rent in Beaufort eviction risk Historic District is $1,080/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Beaufort Historic District residents are renters?
46% of Beaufort Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Beaufort). The neighborhood has 2,042 residents.
Q5
Is Beaufort Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Beaufort Historic District sits in the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Beaufort Historic District for landlords?
Beaufort eviction risk Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 Beaufort as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Beaufort Historic District?
Beaufort Historic District has 2,161 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.7%), Other / Multiracial (14.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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