Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Deweys Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Charleston
Tract 45019003400 · Charleston County, SC · pop 4,932 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 45019003400, home to 4,932 residents in the Deweys Hill neighborhood of North Charleston, scores 5.8/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 67% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,240 a month while the average household earns $44,771 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 72% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 48%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units1,823
Renter share71.6%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate30.5%
Median income$44,771
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.8958, -79.9747 · click any tract to drill in
Why Deweys Hill scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
$1,240 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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 Deweys Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%Housing & transportation
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)
- 2,438Total filings over 4 yrs
- 53.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 58.9%Peak (2014)
- 597Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,117Total filings 2020-21
- 14.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 37.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.39×Ratio to 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.
- 27.0%Housing insecurity
- 19.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 37.1%Food insecurity
- 28.4%SNAP enrollment
- 18.1%Transit barriers
- 24.0%No health insurance
- 20.0%Frequent mental distress
- 37.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Deweys Hill
What moves this score most 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.39x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
In CDC survey modeling, about 27.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019003400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019003400?
Census tract 45019003400 in the Deweys Hill neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 45019003400?
Median gross rent is $1,240/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019003400?
30.5% of residents in tract 45019003400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,932.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019003400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 94th, minority 83th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 45019003400 considered part of Deweys Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019003400 fall within Deweys Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019003400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,438 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019003400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 53.05% of renter households, peaking at 58.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 45019003400 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.39× 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 45019003400 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.0% 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. 19.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 45019003400 compare to North Charleston overall?
Tract 45019003400 scores 5.7/10, 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.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
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