Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Port Royal Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45013000503 · Beaufort County, SC · pop 6,627 · 36% of tract blocks fall in Port Royal
Here is how census tract 45013000503, in Port Royal eviction risk in Beaufort County, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 6,627. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,822 a month while the average household earns $70,787 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,917
Renter share38.1%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate10.2%
Median income$70,787
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
National
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Port Royal and the region
Centroid at 32.3805, -80.7359 · click any tract to drill in
Why Port Royal scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Port Royal
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
10.2% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,822 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Port Royal
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Port Royal
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Port Royal
5.9
How Port Royal compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%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)
- 327Total filings over 5 yrs
- 11.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.6%Peak (2014)
- 105Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 75% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 11.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.7%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 26.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Port Royal
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Port Royal eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Beaufort County average of 5.5 and above the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 327 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 11.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.6% of renter households in 2014.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 45013000503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45013000503?
Census tract 45013000503 in Port Royal scores 3.7/10 (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 45013000503?
Median gross rent is $1,822/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45013000503?
10.2% of residents in tract 45013000503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,627.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45013000503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 43th, minority 46th, housing 45th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45013000503?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 327 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45013000503 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.80% of renter households, peaking at 18.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45013000503 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45013000503 compare to Port Royal overall?
Tract 45013000503 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Port Royal at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port Royal eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Port Royal
Top eight tracts in Port Royal ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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