Deweys Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Charleston

67% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Charleston County average of 45.9%. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.7/10.

Food insecurity runs 37.1% against 17.8% nationally. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.

Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income of $44,771, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. 72% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.8/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 19.5% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Against the Charleston County average of 3.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points.

Court records carry 2,438 eviction filings across 4 observed years. Average gross rent is $1,240, 13% below the North Charleston average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.