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Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Charleston Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Charleston

Tract 45019004300 · Charleston County, SC · pop 2,198 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

In the Charleston Heights area of North Charleston, census tract 45019004300 scores 5.8/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 67th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,070 monthly, set against $33,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 39% of income at the averages. About 68% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 26% Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,074
Renter share68.3%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate30.5%
Median income$33,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Charleston Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 31 tracts In North Charleston
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 98 tracts In Charleston County
Very High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#157 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across North Charleston and the region

Centroid at 32.8493, -79.9649 · click any tract to drill in

Why Charleston Heights scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from North Charleston
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
30.5% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$1,070 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Charleston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Charleston
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Charleston
3.0

How Charleston Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Charleston Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 004300North Charleston: 2.62.6North Charlestonparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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)

  • 1,627Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 56.81%Avg annual filing rate
  • 67.3%Peak (2015)
  • 482Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2012 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450190043002012: 326 filings (45.53/100 renter HHs)2013: 398 filings (55.59/100 renter HHs)2014: 421 filings (58.80/100 renter HHs)2015: 482 filings (67.32/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 48% over the past 4 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 923Total filings 2020-21
  • 12.0Avg monthly (observed)
  • 28.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.42×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 30 filings (0.88× baseline)2020-02-01: 18 filings (0.68× baseline)2020-03-01: 7 filings (0.21× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 10 filings (0.29× baseline)2020-06-01: 14 filings (0.52× baseline)2020-07-01: 11 filings (0.29× baseline)2020-08-01: 11 filings (0.35× baseline)2020-09-01: 19 filings (0.56× baseline)2020-10-01: 14 filings (0.47× baseline)2020-11-01: 11 filings (0.42× baseline)2020-12-01: 6 filings (0.23× baseline)2021-01-01: 8 filings (0.24× baseline)2021-02-01: 6 filings (0.24× baseline)2021-03-01: 11 filings (0.34× baseline)2021-04-01: 7 filings (0.27× baseline)2021-05-01: 6 filings (0.17× baseline)2021-06-01: 9 filings (0.34× baseline)2021-07-01: 11 filings (0.29× baseline)2021-08-01: 6 filings (0.19× baseline)2021-09-01: 14 filings (0.41× baseline)2021-10-01: 14 filings (0.47× baseline)2021-11-01: 9 filings (0.35× baseline)2021-12-01: 13 filings (0.49× baseline)2022-01-01: 20 filings (0.59× baseline)2022-02-01: 16 filings (0.63× baseline)2022-03-01: 15 filings (0.46× baseline)2022-04-01: 11 filings (0.43× baseline)2022-05-01: 10 filings (0.29× baseline)2022-06-01: 10 filings (0.37× baseline)2022-07-01: 23 filings (0.61× baseline)2022-08-01: 19 filings (0.60× baseline)2022-09-01: 17 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-10-01: 14 filings (0.47× baseline)2022-11-01: 10 filings (0.38× baseline)2022-12-01: 18 filings (0.68× baseline)2023-01-01: 16 filings (0.47× baseline)2023-02-01: 19 filings (0.75× baseline)2023-03-01: 22 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-04-01: 8 filings (0.31× baseline)2023-05-01: 14 filings (0.40× baseline)2023-06-01: 12 filings (0.45× baseline)2023-07-01: 15 filings (0.40× baseline)2023-08-01: 11 filings (0.35× baseline)2023-09-01: 16 filings (0.47× baseline)2023-10-01: 10 filings (0.33× baseline)2023-11-01: 15 filings (0.58× baseline)2023-12-01: 9 filings (0.34× baseline)2024-01-01: 25 filings (0.74× baseline)2024-02-01: 15 filings (0.57× baseline)2024-03-01: 12 filings (0.37× baseline)2024-04-01: 12 filings (0.47× baseline)2024-05-01: 9 filings (0.26× baseline)2024-06-01: 14 filings (0.52× baseline)2024-07-01: 15 filings (0.40× baseline)2024-08-01: 19 filings (0.60× baseline)2024-09-01: 10 filings (0.29× baseline)2024-10-01: 7 filings (0.23× baseline)2024-11-01: 15 filings (0.58× baseline)2024-12-01: 18 filings (0.68× baseline)2025-01-01: 7 filings (0.21× baseline)2025-02-01: 12 filings (0.47× baseline)2025-03-01: 9 filings (0.27× baseline)2025-04-01: 12 filings (0.47× baseline)2025-05-01: 5 filings (0.14× baseline)2025-06-01: 6 filings (0.22× baseline)2025-07-01: 12 filings (0.32× baseline)2025-08-01: 14 filings (0.44× baseline)2025-09-01: 20 filings (0.59× baseline)2025-10-01: 21 filings (0.70× baseline)2025-11-01: 13 filings (0.50× baseline)2025-12-01: 6 filings (0.23× baseline)2026-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Charleston, SC as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

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 Charleston Heights

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from North Charleston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Charleston County average of 5.2 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 36.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 29.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45019004300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019004300?

Census tract 45019004300 in the Charleston Heights neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 45019004300?

Median gross rent is $1,070/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45019004300?

30.5% of residents in tract 45019004300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,198.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45019004300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 34th, minority 91th, housing 86th.
Q5

Is tract 45019004300 considered part of Charleston Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019004300 fall within Charleston Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019004300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,627 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019004300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 56.81% of renter households, peaking at 67.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 45019004300 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.42× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston eviction risk, SC), 2020-2021.
Q8

What share of households in tract 45019004300 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.0% 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. 29.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9

How does tract 45019004300 compare to North Charleston overall?

Tract 45019004300 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of North Charleston at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in North Charleston

Top eight tracts in North Charleston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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