Eviction Risk in Cypress , Charleston
1 census tracts · pop 9,135 · pop-weighted composite 5.1/10 · range 5.1–5.1
Cypress is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Charleston with 1 census tract and a population of 9,135 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 47% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 15% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,693/month sits 2% lower than the Charleston citywide median ($1,722).
Cypress vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Cypress vs Charleston
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 9,919 residents across all tracts in Cypress. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 5.4%
- White (non-Hispanic) 70.8%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 17.9%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.2%
- Other / Multiracial 3.6%
1 tracts in Cypress
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45019005601 | 5.1 | 9,135 | 47% | $1,693 |
CDC SVI percentile: 19
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
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).
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
About Cypress
What is the eviction-risk score for Cypress?
Cypress scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Cypress compare to Charleston overall?
Cypress scores 1.6 points higher than Charleston overall (3.5/10). Rent burden: 47% vs 33% citywide. Median rent: $1,693 vs $1,722.
What is the median rent in Cypress?
Median 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.
What percentage of Cypress residents are renters?
45% of Cypress households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Charleston). The neighborhood has 9,135 residents.
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.