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Neighborhood · Charleston, SC

Point Hope Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 7,007 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Point Hope maps to a single census tract in Charleston, SC and houses 7,007 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 62% against 32.7% citywide, putting Point Hope 29.3% over its own city.

30% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10.

SNAP participation is 3.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 105 evictions logged in this tract.

Food insecurity affects 8.5% of adults, 9.3 points below the national rate. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 8.1% of renter households.

Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 3.3% in 2014, is well off that peak.

That places it #17 of 23 neighborhoods in Charleston. The closest comparables inside the same city are Cypress and Longborough.

Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,800, close to the Charleston average.

One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Point Hope vs Charleston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
62.0% +90%
Charleston: 32.7%
Average gross rent
$1,800 +5%
Charleston: $1,722
Average HH income
$91,472 +2%
Charleston: $90,038
Poverty rate
4.2% -65%
Charleston: 12.0%
Renter share
38.5% -13%
Charleston: 44.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Point Hope and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Point Hope scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Rent control risk
62% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
39% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
4.2% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.9–4.9 across tracts
4.9
Risk score comparison

Point Hope vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Point Hope score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Point HopeNeighborhood3.8Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Point Hope

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
45015020404 3 7,007 62% $1,800
Frequently asked

About Point Hope

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Point Hope?

Point Hope 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 Point Hope compare to Charleston overall?

Point Hope scores 0.5 points lower than Charleston overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,800 vs $1,722.
Q3

What is the average rent in Point Hope?

Average gross rent in Point Hope is $1,800/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Point Hope residents are renters?

39% of Point Hope households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Charleston). The neighborhood has 7,007 residents.
Q5

How safe is Point Hope for landlords?

Point Hope 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.
Q6

What is the demographic breakdown of Point Hope?

Point Hope has 7,665 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.8%), Other / Multiracial (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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