1 census tracts · pop 6,617 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 1.6/10
· range 1.6–1.6
Waterway Arms is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Mount Pleasant with 1 census tract and a population of 6,617 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 1.6/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 49% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 33% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $2,006/month sits 7% lower than the Mount Pleasant citywide average ($2,159).
Risk score
1.6
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Waterway Arms vs Mount PleasantHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport6%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Waterway Arms
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
142Total filings (sum)
5.85%Avg annual filing rate
8.1%Peak year (2014)
3.62%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
217Total filings 2020-21
2.8Avg monthly observed
3.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.74×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston, SC).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Waterway Arms
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.3%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility shutoff threat
5.6%Food insecurity
2.7%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
19.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Waterway Arms
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Waterway Arms?
Waterway Arms scores 1.6/10 (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 Waterway Arms compare to Mount Pleasant overall?
Waterway Arms scores 0.6 points lower than Mount Pleasant overall (2.2/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,006 vs $2,159.
Q3
What is the average rent in Waterway Arms?
Average gross rent in Waterway Arms is $2,006/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Waterway Arms residents are renters?
21% of Waterway Arms households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Mount Pleasant). The neighborhood has 6,617 residents.
Q5
Is Waterway Arms a high social-vulnerability area?
Waterway Arms sits in the 2nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Waterway Arms for landlords?
Waterway Arms carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (1.6/10). 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 (2.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Waterway Arms?
Waterway Arms has 6,571 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (94.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.1%), Other / Multiracial (1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
