1 census tracts · pop 5,451 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Forestdale maps to a single census tract in North Charleston, SC and houses 5,451 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 48% against 32.3% citywide, putting Forestdale 16.0% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 82% 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.
Set annual rent against average household income of $44,515 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. 26.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.8/10.
18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Court records for this tract carry 2,388 eviction filings. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
15.1% 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. At $1,229 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of North Charleston commands. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 61.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 35.8% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forestdale vs North CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport99%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forestdale
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,388Total filings (sum)
50.81%Avg annual filing rate
61.7%Peak year (2012)
35.83%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,839Total filings 2020-21
23.9Avg monthly observed
50.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.47×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 Forestdale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.2%Housing insecurity
15.1%Utility shutoff threat
31.9%Food insecurity
20.0%SNAP enrollment
26.5%No health insurance
34.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forestdale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forestdale?
Forestdale 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 Forestdale compare to North Charleston overall?
Forestdale scores 1.4 points higher than North Charleston overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,229 vs $1,430.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forestdale?
Average gross rent in Forestdale is $1,229/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forestdale residents are renters?
82% of Forestdale households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in North Charleston). The neighborhood has 5,451 residents.
Q5
Is Forestdale a high social-vulnerability area?
Forestdale sits in the 97th 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 Forestdale for landlords?
Forestdale 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 Forestdale?
Forestdale has 5,872 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (48.2%), Hispanic / Latino (29.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (17.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
