Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Myrtle Acres Eviction Risk: Lower , Mount Pleasant
Tract 45019004620 ·
Charleston County, SC · pop 4,601 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 45019004620 covers the Myrtle Acres area of Mount Pleasant, home to 4,601 residents. For landlords it grades 5.1/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #49,450 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,138 a month while the average household earns $101,935 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%Stable renters 20%Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,040
Renter share38.3%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$101,935
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Myrtle Acres
Moderate
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 16 tracts In Mount Pleasant
Very High
Within county
31th percentile
#68 of 98 tracts In Charleston County
Low
Within state
14th percentile
#1,135 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mount Pleasant and the region
Centroid at 32.7919, -79.8300 · click any tract to drill in
Why Myrtle Acres scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mount Pleasant
2.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$2,138 rent vs county FMR
6.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mount Pleasant
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mount Pleasant
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mount Pleasant
2.0
How Myrtle Acres compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
64%Socioeconomic
9%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
43%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)
255Total filings 2020-21
3.3Avg monthly (observed)
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
3.95×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran above 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.
6.1%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
7.2%Food insecurity
3.7%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
12.5%Frequent mental distress
24.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Myrtle Acres
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.7/10. 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 Mount Pleasant 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 below the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 3.95x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.1% 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 45019004620
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019004620?
Census tract 45019004620 in the Myrtle Acres neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 45019004620?
Median gross rent is $2,138/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019004620?
12.2% of residents in tract 45019004620 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,601.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019004620?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 9th, minority 14th, housing 43th.
Q5
Is tract 45019004620 considered part of Myrtle Acres?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019004620 fall within Myrtle Acres (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 45019004620 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.95× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston eviction risk, SC), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45019004620 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.1% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45019004620 compare to Mount Pleasant overall?
Tract 45019004620 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Mount Pleasant at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mount Pleasant eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mount Pleasant
Top eight tracts in Mount Pleasant ranked by composite eviction-risk score.