1 census tracts · pop 2,482 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.9–4.9
Myers is a one-tract neighborhood of Charleston, SC and houses 2,482 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. 44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Charleston rate of 32.7%.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $39,481 and the ratio lands at 38%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
This is a renter market: 77% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
At $1,249 a month, rents sit 27% under what the rest of Charleston commands. The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.9/10.
Food insecurity affects 30.8% of adults, 13.0 points above the national rate. The filing record is not thin: 556 evictions logged in this tract.
Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.2/10. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 32.7% of renter households.
SNAP participation is 23.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Myers vs CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Myers
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
556Total filings (sum)
27.36%Avg annual filing rate
32.7%Peak year (2014)
24.80%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
539Total filings 2020-21
7.0Avg monthly observed
10.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.70×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 Myers
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.2%Housing insecurity
17.0%Utility shutoff threat
30.8%Food insecurity
23.5%SNAP enrollment
14.3%No health insurance
33.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Myers
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Myers?
Myers scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 Myers compare to Charleston overall?
Myers scores 1.4 points higher than Charleston overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,249 vs $1,722.
Q3
What is the average rent in Myers?
Average gross rent in Myers is $1,249/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Myers residents are renters?
77% of Myers households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Charleston). The neighborhood has 2,482 residents.
Q5
Is Myers a high social-vulnerability area?
Myers sits in the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Myers for landlords?
Myers carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Myers?
Myers has 2,651 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (72.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (25.3%), Hispanic / Latino (0.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
