Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
West Ashley Eviction Risk: Lower , Charleston
Tract 45019002702 · Charleston County, SC · pop 5,095 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 45019002702, home to 5,095 residents in West Ashley in Charleston, scores 5.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #40,368 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,338 monthly, set against $69,421 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,893
Renter share39.4%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$69,421
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.7927, -80.0087 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Ashley scores 3.7
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
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,338 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 2,220Total filings over 4 yrs
- 54.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 59.1%Peak (2014)
- 547Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,307Total filings 2020-21
- 17.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 43.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.39×Ratio to 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.
- 17.5%Housing insecurity
- 11.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.1%Food insecurity
- 14.5%SNAP enrollment
- 10.8%Transit barriers
- 12.8%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 30.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Ashley
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 3.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.39x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.6% 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 45019002702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019002702?
Census tract 45019002702 in the West Ashley neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 45019002702?
Median gross rent is $1,338/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019002702?
13.4% of residents in tract 45019002702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,095.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019002702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 51th, minority 69th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 45019002702 considered part of West Ashley?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019002702 fall within West Ashley (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019002702?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,220 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019002702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 54.04% of renter households, peaking at 59.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 45019002702 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.39× 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 45019002702 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.5% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 45019002702 compare to Charleston overall?
Tract 45019002702 scores 3.7/10, 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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