1 census tracts · pop 2,198 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Charleston Heights maps to a single census tract in North Charleston, SC and houses 2,198 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 62% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the North Charleston rate of 32.3%.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 36.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $33,000 and the ratio lands at 39%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 31%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
This is a renter market: 68% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. At $1,070 a month, rents sit 25% under what the rest of North Charleston commands.
21.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.6/10.
Court records for this tract carry 1,627 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 67.3% of renter households. That places it #1 of 23 neighborhoods in North Charleston.
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
Charleston Heights vs North CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Charleston Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,627Total filings (sum)
56.81%Avg annual filing rate
67.3%Peak year (2015)
67.32%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
923Total filings 2020-21
12.0Avg monthly observed
28.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.42×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 Charleston Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
36.0%Housing insecurity
29.3%Utility shutoff threat
50.6%Food insecurity
45.9%SNAP enrollment
21.5%No health insurance
46.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Charleston Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Charleston Heights?
Charleston Heights 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 Charleston Heights compare to North Charleston overall?
Charleston Heights scores 1.4 points higher than North Charleston overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,070 vs $1,430.
Q3
What is the average rent in Charleston Heights?
Average gross rent in Charleston eviction risk Heights is $1,070/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Charleston Heights residents are renters?
68% of Charleston Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in North Charleston). The neighborhood has 2,198 residents.
Q5
Is Charleston Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Charleston Heights sits in the 86th 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 Charleston Heights for landlords?
Charleston eviction risk Heights 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 Charleston Heights?
Charleston Heights has 2,082 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (87.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (10%), Hispanic / Latino (1.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
