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Hickory Bluff Eviction Risk: Lower , Hilton Head Island

Tract 45013010500 · Beaufort County, SC · pop 4,616 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 45013010500 (the Hickory Bluff area of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina) comes in at 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 67% of US census tracts.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,616 monthly, set against $71,478 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
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 neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Hickory Bluff
Moderate
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 13 tracts In Hilton Head Island
Very High
Within county
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 42 tracts In Beaufort County
Moderate
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#905 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Low
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 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Hickory Bluff risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 010500Hilton Head Island: 2.22.2Hilton Head Islandparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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 by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450130105002010: 21 filings (4.09/100 renter HHs)2011: 21 filings (4.01/100 renter HHs)2012: 28 filings (5.34/100 renter HHs)2013: 28 filings (5.34/100 renter HHs)2014: 18 filings (3.44/100 renter HHs)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hickory Bluff

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Hilton Head Island 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 116 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 4.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.3% of renter households in 2012.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

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 3.2/10 (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 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 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Hilton Head Island at 2.2/10. 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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