1 census tracts · pop 672 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Forest Beach maps to a single census tract in Hilton Head Island, SC, population 672. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Hilton Head Island baseline of 30.8%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $1,909, 29% above the Hilton Head Island average of $1,479. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10.
SNAP participation is 3.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 42 evictions logged in this tract. Food insecurity affects 6.5% of adults, 11.3 points below the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 9.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 7.8% in 2014 against a 9.5% peak. That places it #7 of 11 neighborhoods in Hilton Head Island.
Only 19% 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.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Beach vs Hilton Head IslandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority0%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Beach
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
42Total filings (sum)
7.47%Avg annual filing rate
9.5%Peak year (2011)
7.76%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Beach
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.8%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility shutoff threat
6.5%Food insecurity
3.2%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
25.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Beach
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Beach?
Forest Beach scores 3/10 (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 Forest Beach compare to Hilton Head Island overall?
Forest Beach scores 0.7 points lower than Hilton Head Island overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,909 vs $1,479.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Beach?
Average gross rent in Forest Beach is $1,909/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Beach residents are renters?
19% of Forest Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 21% in Hilton Head Island). The neighborhood has 672 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Beach a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Beach sits in the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Forest Beach for landlords?
Forest Beach carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Forest Beach?
Forest Beach has 565 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (95%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.1%), Other / Multiracial (0.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
