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Deerfield Place Eviction Risk: Lower , Goose Creek

Tract 45015020720 · Berkeley County, SC · pop 5,589 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

For landlords sizing up the Deerfield Place area of Goose Creek, census tract 45015020720 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of $1/10. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,711 a month while the average household earns $90,699 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 14% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,740
Renter share28.8%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$90,699

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Deerfield Place
Very Low
Within parent city
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#12 of 17 tracts In Goose Creek
Low
Within county
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#38 of 48 tracts In Berkeley County
Low
Within state
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#1,157 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Goose Creek and the region

Centroid at 33.0193, -80.0657 · click any tract to drill in

Why Deerfield Place scores 2.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Goose Creek
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,711 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Goose Creek
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Goose Creek
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Goose Creek
4.8

How Deerfield Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Deerfield Place risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.32.3This tracttract 020720Goose Creek: 2.42.4Goose Creekparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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)

  • 39Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 8.28%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.5%Peak (2011)
  • 9Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450150207202010: 6 filings (6.67/100 renter HHs)2011: 9 filings (9.47/100 renter HHs)2012: 6 filings (6.32/100 renter HHs)2013: 9 filings (9.47/100 renter HHs)2014: 9 filings (9.47/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Deerfield Place. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Deerfield Place

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength 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 Goose Creek eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Berkeley 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 39 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 8.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.5% of renter households in 2011.

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 45015020720

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45015020720?

Census tract 45015020720 in the Deerfield Place neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (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 45015020720?

Median gross rent is $1,711/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45015020720?

7.2% of residents in tract 45015020720 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,589.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45015020720?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 99th, minority 39th, housing 51th.
Q5

Is tract 45015020720 considered part of Deerfield Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45015020720 fall within Deerfield Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45015020720?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 39 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45015020720 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.28% of renter households, peaking at 9.5% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45015020720 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.5% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45015020720 compare to Goose Creek overall?

Tract 45015020720 scores 2.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Goose Creek at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Goose Creek eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Goose Creek

Top eight tracts in Goose Creek ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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