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Neighborhood · Port Royal, SC

Island Pines Eviction Risk: Moderate

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 Royal How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
40.5% +39%
Port Royal: 29.1%
Average gross rent
$1,315 -24%
Port Royal: $1,726
Average HH income
$64,856 -8%
Port Royal: $70,330
Poverty rate
16.3% +53%
Port Royal: 10.7%
Renter share
60.5% -2%
Port Royal: 61.9%
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Geographic context

Risk heat across Island Pines and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.7–5.7

Why Island Pines scores 5.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Rent control risk
41% of income on rent · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
61% renter households · Range 9.6–9.6 across tracts
9.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Economic stress
16.3% below poverty line · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Risk score comparison

Island Pines vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Island Pines score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.7Island PinesNeighborhood4.5Parent cityhost city3.8Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Island Pines

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
45013000800 5.7 6,780 40% $1,315
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 79

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 65%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 55%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 94%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.

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.
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