1 census tracts · pop 3,628 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Wildwood is a one-tract neighborhood of North Charleston, SC and houses 3,628 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a North Charleston baseline of 32.3%, 59% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $46,500 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
22% 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. Food insecurity affects 36.9% of adults, 19.1 points above the national rate. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.8/10.
The filing record is not thin: 1,307 evictions logged in this tract. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
SNAP participation is 26.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Average gross rent is $1,245, 13% below the North Charleston average of $1,430. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 43.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 40.9% in 2015 against a 43.7% peak.
Among the 23 mapped neighborhoods of North Charleston, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. 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
Wildwood 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 & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wildwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,307Total filings (sum)
38.99%Avg annual filing rate
43.7%Peak year (2014)
40.93%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,558Total filings 2020-21
20.2Avg monthly observed
25.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.81×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston, SC).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wildwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.4%Housing insecurity
18.4%Utility shutoff threat
36.9%Food insecurity
26.2%SNAP enrollment
27.7%No health insurance
37.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Wildwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wildwood?
Wildwood 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 Wildwood compare to North Charleston overall?
Wildwood scores 1.4 points higher than North Charleston overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,245 vs $1,430.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wildwood?
Average gross rent in Wildwood is $1,245/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wildwood residents are renters?
53% of Wildwood households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in North Charleston). The neighborhood has 3,628 residents.
Q5
Is Wildwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Wildwood sits in the 92nd 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 Wildwood for landlords?
Wildwood 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 Wildwood?
Wildwood has 3,761 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (41.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (38.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (15.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
