1 census tracts · pop 2,115 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Shelter Cove is a one-tract neighborhood of Hilton Head Island, SC and houses 2,115 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. At $2,397 a month, rents sit 62% over what the rest of Hilton Head Island commands.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. The voucher gap is 31.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 8.2/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 4.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 5.3% of adults, 12.5 points below the national rate. Court records for this tract carry 24 eviction filings. Severe burden reaches 8%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 27% against 30.8% citywide, putting Shelter Cove 3.5% under its own city. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 1.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 1.6% in 2014 against a 1.9% peak.
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
Shelter Cove vs Hilton Head IslandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority10%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Shelter Cove
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
24Total filings (sum)
1.53%Avg annual filing rate
1.9%Peak year (2011)
1.59%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Shelter Cove
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.0%Housing insecurity
2.6%Utility shutoff threat
5.3%Food insecurity
2.3%SNAP enrollment
5.8%No health insurance
24.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Shelter Cove
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Shelter Cove?
Shelter Cove 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 Shelter Cove compare to Hilton Head Island overall?
Shelter Cove scores 0.7 points lower than Hilton Head Island overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,397 vs $1,479.
Q3
What is the average rent in Shelter Cove?
Average gross rent in Shelter Cove is $2,397/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Shelter Cove residents are renters?
26% of Shelter Cove households are renter-occupied (vs 21% in Hilton Head Island). The neighborhood has 2,115 residents.
Q5
Is Shelter Cove a high social-vulnerability area?
Shelter Cove sits in the 21st 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 Shelter Cove for landlords?
Shelter Cove 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 Shelter Cove?
Shelter Cove has 2,316 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (92.7%), Hispanic / Latino (5.9%), Other / Multiracial (0.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
