1 census tracts · pop 1,380 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10
· range 3.1–3.1
Folly Field is a one-tract neighborhood of Hilton Head Island, SC, population 1,380. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 52%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Hilton Head Island baseline of 30.8%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.2/10. Court records for this tract carry 82 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 7.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 6.0% in 2014 against a 7.0% peak. Average gross rent is $1,594, 8% above the Hilton Head Island average of $1,479.
That places it #6 of 11 neighborhoods in Hilton Head Island. Only 18% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 3.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Folly Field vs Hilton Head IslandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Folly Field
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
82Total filings (sum)
5.64%Avg annual filing rate
7.0%Peak year (2011)
5.96%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Folly Field
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.3%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility shutoff threat
15.4%Food insecurity
8.0%SNAP enrollment
13.8%No health insurance
28.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Folly Field
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Folly Field?
Folly Field scores 3.1/10 (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 Folly Field compare to Hilton Head Island overall?
Folly Field scores 0.6 points lower than Hilton Head Island overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,594 vs $1,479.
Q3
What is the average rent in Folly Field?
Average gross rent in Folly Field is $1,594/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Folly Field residents are renters?
18% of Folly Field households are renter-occupied (vs 21% in Hilton Head Island). The neighborhood has 1,380 residents.
Q5
Is Folly Field a high social-vulnerability area?
Folly Field sits in the 59th 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 Folly Field for landlords?
Folly Field carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). 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 Hilton Head Island as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Folly Field?
Folly Field has 1,484 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.4%), Hispanic / Latino (30.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
