1 census tracts · pop 1,521 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Chicora Place is a one-tract neighborhood of North Charleston, SC, population 1,521. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. Against a North Charleston baseline of 32.3%, 62% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 38%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 45%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
SNAP participation is 42.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 33.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
At $981 a month, rents sit 31% under what the rest of North Charleston commands. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10.
65% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The filing record is not thin: 817 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 53.9% of renter households.
One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Chicora Place vs North CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Chicora Place
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
817Total filings (sum)
46.63%Avg annual filing rate
53.9%Peak year (2012)
36.99%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
558Total filings 2020-21
7.3Avg monthly observed
13.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.54×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 Chicora Place
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
33.2%Housing insecurity
27.3%Utility shutoff threat
47.2%Food insecurity
42.8%SNAP enrollment
20.6%No health insurance
44.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Chicora Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Chicora Place?
Chicora Place 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 Chicora Place compare to North Charleston overall?
Chicora Place scores 1.4 points higher than North Charleston overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $981 vs $1,430.
Q3
What is the average rent in Chicora Place?
Average gross rent in Chicora Place is $981/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Chicora Place residents are renters?
65% of Chicora Place households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in North Charleston). The neighborhood has 1,521 residents.
Q5
Is Chicora Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Chicora Place sits in the 91st 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 Chicora Place for landlords?
Chicora Place 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 Chicora Place?
Chicora Place has 1,324 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (64.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (32.2%), Hispanic / Latino (2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
