Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally
Hickory Bluff Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hilton Head Island
Tract 45013010500 · Beaufort County, SC · pop 4,616 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
With a score of 4.5/10, tract 45013010500 in the Hickory Bluff area of Hilton Head Island, SC reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,616 residents. Severe burden reaches 24%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,936
Renter share36.5%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate14.3%
Median income$71,478
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
92
th percentile
Very High
Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hilton Head Island and the region
Centroid at 32.2217, -80.7592 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hickory Bluff scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hilton Head Island
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
14.3% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,616 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hilton Head Island
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hilton Head Island
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hilton Head Island
5.7
How Hickory Bluff compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%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)
- 116Total filings over 5 yrs
- 4.44%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.3%Peak (2012)
- 18Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
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.
- 12.7%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.2%Food insecurity
- 9.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.1%Transit barriers
- 15.5%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 30.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hickory Bluff
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.6/10. 56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Beaufort County average of 45.1%.
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.1/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 116 filings here across 5 tracked years.
Average gross rent is $1,616, 9% above the Hilton Head Island average. The worst year on record was 2012, when 5.3% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 4.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.8/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Beaufort County average of 4.0 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 45013010500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45013010500?
Census tract 45013010500 in the Hickory Bluff neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 45013010500?
Median gross rent is $1,616/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45013010500?
14.3% of residents in tract 45013010500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,616.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45013010500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 81th, minority 62th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 45013010500 considered part of Hickory Bluff?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45013010500 fall within Hickory Bluff (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45013010500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 116 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45013010500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.44% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45013010500 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.7% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45013010500 compare to Hilton Head Island overall?
Tract 45013010500 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Hilton Head Island at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hilton Head Island eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hilton Head Island
Top eight tracts in Hilton Head Island ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Gator Field
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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Treetops at Ocean Breeze
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Caravel Court
3.7
/ 10 · Low
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Gator Field
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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Lawton
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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Folly Field
3.1
/ 10 · Low
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Shelter Cove
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · SC
Forest Beach
3
/ 10 · Low
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3.7 / 10
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Beaufort County
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Treetops at Ocean Breeze
4.4 / 10
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3.7 / 10
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