Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Saltgrass Eviction Risk: Lower , Charleston
Tract 45019005602 · Charleston County, SC · pop 6,275 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Eviction risk in the Saltgrass area of Charleston centers on tract 45019005602, which scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 6,275 residents. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,819 a month while the average household earns $82,730 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,956
Renter share37.1%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$82,730
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.8114, -80.0934 · click any tract to drill in
Why Saltgrass scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Charleston
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,819 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Charleston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Charleston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Charleston
3.0
How Saltgrass compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 772Total filings 2020-21
- 10.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 11.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.85×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. 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.
- 9.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.3%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 8.8%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 23.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Saltgrass
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.85x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019005602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019005602?
Census tract 45019005602 in the Saltgrass neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 45019005602?
Median gross rent is $1,819/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019005602?
16.7% of residents in tract 45019005602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,275.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019005602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 22th, minority 45th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 45019005602 considered part of Saltgrass?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019005602 fall within Saltgrass (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 45019005602 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.85× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston eviction risk, SC), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45019005602 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.7% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45019005602 compare to Charleston overall?
Tract 45019005602 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Charleston at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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