1 census tracts · pop 2,541 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Ashley Shores is a one-tract neighborhood of North Charleston, SC and houses 2,541 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 52%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a North Charleston baseline of 32.3%, 61% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 9.4/10. The poverty rate is 38%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
23.3% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
SNAP participation is 35.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 852 evictions logged in this tract.
Average gross rent is $1,236, 14% below the North Charleston average of $1,430. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 49.1% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 27.5% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 23 mapped neighborhoods of North Charleston, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Ferndale and Deweys Hill.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 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
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ashley Shores vs North CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ashley Shores
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
852Total filings (sum)
40.88%Avg annual filing rate
49.1%Peak year (2013)
27.45%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
577Total filings 2020-21
7.5Avg monthly observed
23.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.32×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 Shores
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
29.6%Housing insecurity
23.3%Utility shutoff threat
41.4%Food insecurity
35.2%SNAP enrollment
17.1%No health insurance
40.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ashley Shores
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ashley Shores?
Ashley Shores scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 Shores compare to North Charleston overall?
Ashley Shores scores 1.4 points higher than North Charleston overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,236 vs $1,430.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ashley Shores?
Average gross rent in Ashley Shores is $1,236/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ashley Shores residents are renters?
59% of Ashley Shores households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in North Charleston). The neighborhood has 2,541 residents.
Q5
Is Ashley Shores a high social-vulnerability area?
Ashley Shores sits in the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Shores for landlords?
Ashley Shores carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ashley Shores?
Ashley Shores has 2,530 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (90.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (4.4%), Other / Multiracial (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
