1 census tracts · pop 11,193 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
The Retreat at Johns Island is a one-tract neighborhood of Charleston, SC and houses 11,193 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Charleston rate of 32.7%.
The severe-burden share is 33%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.4/10.
SNAP participation is 5.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. At $1,587 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Charleston commands.
Among the 23 mapped neighborhoods of Charleston, it ranks #17 by risk, the lower third. Only 17% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
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
The Retreat at Johns Island vs CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Retreat at Johns Island
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
347Total filings 2020-21
4.5Avg monthly observed
9.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.50×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston, SC).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Retreat at Johns Island
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.2%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility shutoff threat
10.0%Food insecurity
5.2%SNAP enrollment
8.8%No health insurance
22.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Retreat at Johns Island
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Retreat at Johns Island?
The Retreat at Johns Island 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 The Retreat at Johns Island compare to Charleston overall?
The Retreat at Johns Island scores 0.5 points lower than Charleston overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,587 vs $1,722.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Retreat at Johns Island?
Average gross rent in The Retreat at Johns Island is $1,587/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Retreat at Johns Island residents are renters?
17% of The Retreat at Johns Island households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Charleston). The neighborhood has 11,193 residents.
Q5
Is The Retreat at Johns Island a high social-vulnerability area?
The Retreat at Johns Island sits in the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 The Retreat at Johns Island for landlords?
The Retreat at Johns Island 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of The Retreat at Johns Island?
The Retreat at Johns Island has 11,237 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70%), Hispanic / Latino (13.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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