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Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

West Ashley Eviction Risk: Lower , Charleston

Tract 45019002605 · Charleston County, SC · pop 3,489 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

West Ashley in Charleston anchors census tract 45019002605, which lands at 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #43,429 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,146 a month while the average household earns $62,656 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 19% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,628
Renter share36.4%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate14.5%
Median income$62,656

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In West Ashley
Very High
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 45 tracts In Charleston
High
Within county
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#27 of 98 tracts In Charleston County
Elevated
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#674 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Charleston and the region

Centroid at 32.8034, -79.9928 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Ashley scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
14.5% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,146 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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 West Ashley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Ashley risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.93.9This tracttract 002605Charleston: 2.62.6Charlestonparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 717Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 23.71%Avg annual filing rate
  • 26.1%Peak (2013)
  • 131Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2012 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450190026052012: 193 filings (25.53/100 renter HHs)2013: 197 filings (26.06/100 renter HHs)2014: 196 filings (25.93/100 renter HHs)2015: 131 filings (17.33/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 32% over the past 4 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 678Total filings 2020-21
  • 8.8Avg monthly (observed)
  • 12.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.69×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 11 filings (0.83× baseline)2020-02-01: 19 filings (1.36× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (0.13× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 2 filings (0.20× baseline)2020-06-01: 3 filings (0.23× baseline)2020-07-01: 5 filings (0.29× baseline)2020-08-01: 7 filings (0.44× baseline)2020-09-01: 4 filings (0.30× baseline)2020-10-01: 4 filings (0.23× baseline)2020-11-01: 3 filings (0.30× baseline)2020-12-01: 22 filings (1.19× baseline)2021-01-01: 1 filings (0.08× baseline)2021-02-01: 5 filings (0.36× baseline)2021-03-01: 2 filings (0.26× baseline)2021-04-01: 3 filings (0.23× baseline)2021-05-01: 2 filings (0.20× baseline)2021-06-01: 5 filings (0.38× baseline)2021-07-01: 2 filings (0.11× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 13 filings (0.96× baseline)2021-10-01: 11 filings (0.62× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (0.10× baseline)2021-12-01: 2 filings (0.11× baseline)2022-01-01: 23 filings (1.74× baseline)2022-02-01: 14 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 18 filings (2.32× baseline)2022-04-01: 21 filings (1.62× baseline)2022-05-01: 13 filings (1.27× baseline)2022-06-01: 11 filings (0.85× baseline)2022-07-01: 13 filings (0.74× baseline)2022-08-01: 6 filings (0.38× baseline)2022-09-01: 2 filings (0.15× baseline)2022-10-01: 11 filings (0.62× baseline)2022-11-01: 4 filings (0.40× baseline)2022-12-01: 17 filings (0.92× baseline)2023-01-01: 18 filings (1.36× baseline)2023-02-01: 6 filings (0.43× baseline)2023-03-01: 6 filings (0.77× baseline)2023-04-01: 10 filings (0.77× baseline)2023-05-01: 2 filings (0.20× baseline)2023-06-01: 12 filings (0.92× baseline)2023-07-01: 11 filings (0.63× baseline)2023-08-01: 11 filings (0.69× baseline)2023-09-01: 21 filings (1.56× baseline)2023-10-01: 8 filings (0.45× baseline)2023-11-01: 19 filings (1.90× baseline)2023-12-01: 15 filings (0.81× baseline)2024-01-01: 8 filings (0.60× baseline)2024-02-01: 20 filings (1.43× baseline)2024-03-01: 12 filings (1.55× baseline)2024-04-01: 9 filings (0.69× baseline)2024-05-01: 11 filings (1.07× baseline)2024-06-01: 8 filings (0.62× baseline)2024-07-01: 13 filings (0.74× baseline)2024-08-01: 9 filings (0.56× baseline)2024-09-01: 11 filings (0.81× baseline)2024-10-01: 12 filings (0.68× baseline)2024-11-01: 17 filings (1.70× baseline)2024-12-01: 9 filings (0.49× baseline)2025-01-01: 3 filings (0.23× baseline)2025-02-01: 5 filings (0.36× baseline)2025-03-01: 5 filings (0.65× baseline)2025-04-01: 11 filings (0.85× baseline)2025-05-01: 14 filings (1.37× baseline)2025-06-01: 1 filings (0.08× baseline)2025-07-01: 13 filings (0.74× baseline)2025-08-01: 15 filings (0.94× baseline)2025-09-01: 10 filings (0.74× baseline)2025-10-01: 23 filings (1.30× baseline)2025-11-01: 16 filings (1.60× baseline)2025-12-01: 3 filings (0.16× baseline)2026-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Charleston, SC as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Ashley. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Ashley

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 3.6/10. 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 Charleston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.0% 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 45019002605

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019002605?

Census tract 45019002605 in the West Ashley neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 45019002605?

Median gross rent is $1,146/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45019002605?

14.5% of residents in tract 45019002605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,489.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45019002605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 28th, minority 62th, housing 87th.
Q5

Is tract 45019002605 considered part of West Ashley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019002605 fall within West Ashley (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019002605?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 717 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019002605 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 23.71% of renter households, peaking at 26.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 45019002605 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.69× 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 45019002605 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.9% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9

How does tract 45019002605 compare to Charleston overall?

Tract 45019002605 scores 3.9/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Charleston

Top eight tracts in Charleston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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