1 census tracts · pop 6,780 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Island Pines is a one-tract neighborhood of Port Royal, SC and houses 6,780 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Against a Port Royal baseline of 29.1%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. At $1,315 a month, rents sit 24% under what the rest of Port Royal commands.
15% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
Court records for this tract carry 996 eviction filings. The poverty rate is 16%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 14.4% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 16.3% in 2014 against a 14.4% peak. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $64,856. 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Island Pines vs Port RoyalHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Island Pines
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
996Total filings (sum)
14.42%Avg annual filing rate
14.4%Peak year (2010)
16.28%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Island Pines
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.8%Housing insecurity
10.2%Utility shutoff threat
20.2%Food insecurity
12.7%SNAP enrollment
12.5%No health insurance
30.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Island Pines
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Island Pines?
Island Pines scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 Island Pines compare to Port Royal overall?
Island Pines scores 1.2 points higher than Port Royal overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,315 vs $1,726.
Q3
What is the average rent in Island Pines?
Average gross rent in Island Pines is $1,315/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Island Pines residents are renters?
61% of Island Pines households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Port Royal). The neighborhood has 6,780 residents.
Q5
Is Island Pines a high social-vulnerability area?
Island Pines sits in the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Island Pines for landlords?
Island Pines carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 Port Royal as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Island Pines?
Island Pines has 6,110 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (32.8%), Hispanic / Latino (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.