2 census tracts · pop 12,515 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3–4.8
Ashley Villas spans 2 census tracts of Charleston, SC and houses 12,515 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.8. A 1.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.6/10.
Court records for this tract carry 5,076 eviction filings. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for around a third of renter households.
At $1,452 a month, rents sit 16% under what the rest of Charleston commands. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.7/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 86.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 65.0% in 2015 against a 86.9% peak.
Among the 23 mapped neighborhoods of Charleston, it ranks #11 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Essex and Saltgrass.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $83,736. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Ashley Villas vs CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ashley Villas
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5,076Total filings (sum)
71.33%Avg annual filing rate
86.9%Peak year (2014)
64.98%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,311Total filings 2020-21
16.7Avg monthly observed
38.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.55×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston, SC).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ashley Villas
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.2%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility shutoff threat
19.4%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
14.4%No health insurance
30.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ashley Villas
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ashley Villas?
Ashley Villas scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Ashley Villas compare to Charleston overall?
Ashley Villas scores 0.5 points higher than Charleston overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,452 vs $1,722.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ashley Villas?
Average gross rent in Ashley Villas is $1,452/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ashley Villas residents are renters?
35% of Ashley Villas households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Charleston). The neighborhood has 12,515 residents.
Q5
Is Ashley Villas a high social-vulnerability area?
Ashley Villas sits in the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Ashley Villas have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ashley Villas is census tract 45019003110 (score 4.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.8, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Ashley Villas for landlords?
Ashley Villas carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Charleston as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ashley Villas?
Ashley Villas has 12,393 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.5%), Hispanic / Latino (15.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
