1 census tracts · pop 4,601 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Myrtle Acres is a one-tract neighborhood of Mount Pleasant, SC and houses 4,601 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Mount Pleasant rate of 33.3%.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10.
The voucher gap is 17.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Food insecurity affects 7.2% of adults, 10.6 points below the national rate. 4.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of Mount Pleasant, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Bayview Acres and Mathis Ferry Court. Average gross rent runs $2,138, close to the Mount Pleasant average.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $101,935. 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. 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
Myrtle Acres vs Mount PleasantHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority14%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Myrtle Acres
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
255Total filings 2020-21
3.3Avg monthly observed
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
3.95×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston, SC).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Myrtle Acres
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.1%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility shutoff threat
7.2%Food insecurity
3.7%SNAP enrollment
6.8%No health insurance
24.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Myrtle Acres
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Myrtle Acres?
Myrtle Acres 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 Myrtle Acres compare to Mount Pleasant overall?
Myrtle Acres scores 0.2 points lower than Mount Pleasant overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,138 vs $2,159.
Q3
What is the average rent in Myrtle Acres?
Average gross rent in Myrtle Acres is $2,138/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Myrtle Acres residents are renters?
38% of Myrtle Acres households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Mount Pleasant). The neighborhood has 4,601 residents.
Q5
Is Myrtle Acres a high social-vulnerability area?
Myrtle Acres sits in the 36th 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 Myrtle Acres for landlords?
Myrtle Acres 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 Mount Pleasant as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Myrtle Acres?
Myrtle Acres has 4,386 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (92.2%), Hispanic / Latino (4.3%), Other / Multiracial (3.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
