1 census tracts · pop 9,135 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Cypress is a one-tract neighborhood of Charleston, SC, population 9,135. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 47% against 32.7% citywide, putting Cypress 14.3% over its own city.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.1/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
SNAP participation is 4.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.2% of adults, 9.6 points below the national rate. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.
That places it #17 of 23 neighborhoods in Charleston. For a like-for-like read, Point Hope and Longborough score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $106,310, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,693, close to the Charleston average. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cypress vs CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%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 Cypress
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,047Total filings 2020-21
13.6Avg monthly observed
18.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.73×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston, SC).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cypress
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
4.0%SNAP enrollment
7.5%No health insurance
20.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cypress
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cypress?
Cypress scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Cypress compare to Charleston overall?
Cypress scores 0.5 points lower than Charleston overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,693 vs $1,722.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cypress?
Average gross rent in Cypress is $1,693/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cypress residents are renters?
45% of Cypress households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Charleston). The neighborhood has 9,135 residents.
Q5
Is Cypress a high social-vulnerability area?
Cypress sits in the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Cypress for landlords?
Cypress carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Charleston as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cypress?
Cypress has 9,919 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.9%), Hispanic / Latino (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
