1 census tracts · pop 4,930 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Otranto maps to a single census tract in North Charleston, SC, population 4,930. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. Against a North Charleston baseline of 32.3%, 47% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. This is a renter market: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.6/10.
Food insecurity affects 25.8% of adults, 8.0 points above the national rate. That places it #1 of 23 neighborhoods in North Charleston. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,391, close to the North Charleston average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $57,193.
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
Otranto vs North CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%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 Otranto
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
3,226Total filings 2020-21
41.9Avg monthly observed
83.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.50×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 Otranto
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.0%Housing insecurity
13.8%Utility shutoff threat
25.8%Food insecurity
17.4%SNAP enrollment
15.1%No health insurance
30.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Otranto
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Otranto?
Otranto 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 Otranto compare to North Charleston overall?
Otranto scores 1.4 points higher than North Charleston overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,391 vs $1,430.
Q3
What is the average rent in Otranto?
Average gross rent in Otranto is $1,391/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Otranto residents are renters?
76% of Otranto households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in North Charleston). The neighborhood has 4,930 residents.
Q5
Is Otranto a high social-vulnerability area?
Otranto 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 Otranto for landlords?
Otranto 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 Otranto?
Otranto has 4,691 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (39.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (35.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
