1 census tracts · pop 3,052 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3.2–3.2
Ashley Junction is a one-tract neighborhood of North Charleston, SC and houses 3,052 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.2/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Cost burden runs 42% against 32.3% citywide, putting Ashley Junction 9.4% over its own city. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 678 eviction filings. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 40.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 29.9% in 2015 against a 40.2% peak.
Among the 23 mapped neighborhoods of North Charleston, it ranks #18 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Forest Hills and Wellborn Village score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $1,414, close to the North Charleston average.
53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ashley Junction vs North CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ashley Junction
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
678Total filings (sum)
30.71%Avg annual filing rate
40.2%Peak year (2014)
29.89%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
321Total filings 2020-21
4.2Avg monthly observed
12.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.33×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston, SC).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ashley Junction
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.2%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
7.4%SNAP enrollment
10.3%No health insurance
23.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ashley Junction
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ashley Junction?
Ashley Junction scores 3.2/10 (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 Ashley Junction compare to North Charleston overall?
Ashley Junction scores 0.2 points lower than North Charleston overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,414 vs $1,430.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ashley Junction?
Average gross rent in Ashley Junction is $1,414/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ashley Junction residents are renters?
53% of Ashley Junction households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in North Charleston). The neighborhood has 3,052 residents.
Q5
Is Ashley Junction a high social-vulnerability area?
Ashley Junction sits in the 33rd 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 Ashley Junction for landlords?
Ashley Junction carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). 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 North Charleston as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ashley Junction?
Ashley Junction has 3,212 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.5%), Hispanic / Latino (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
