4 census tracts · pop 24,789 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–4.6
Dorchester Crossing is a 4-tract neighborhood of Summerville, SC, population 24,789. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.8/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Against a Summerville baseline of 29.9%, 40% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10.
19% 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 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.6, a 1.6-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. Court records carry 8,233 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 131.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 43.6% in 2015, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $1,421, 7% below the Summerville average of $1,526.
That places it #3 of 6 neighborhoods in Summerville.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Dorchester Crossing vs SummervilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dorchester Crossing
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
8,233Total filings (sum)
44.41%Avg annual filing rate
131.7%Peak year (2014)
42.47%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dorchester Crossing
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.6%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility shutoff threat
17.1%Food insecurity
10.7%SNAP enrollment
11.8%No health insurance
30.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dorchester Crossing
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dorchester Crossing?
Dorchester Crossing scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 4 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 Dorchester Crossing compare to Summerville overall?
Dorchester Crossing scores 0.6 points higher than Summerville overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,421 vs $1,526.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dorchester Crossing?
Average gross rent in Dorchester Crossing is $1,421/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dorchester Crossing residents are renters?
44% of Dorchester Crossing households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Summerville). The neighborhood has 24,789 residents.
Q5
Is Dorchester Crossing a high social-vulnerability area?
Dorchester Crossing sits in the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Dorchester Crossing have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Dorchester Crossing is census tract 45035010813 (score 4.6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.6, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Dorchester Crossing for landlords?
Dorchester Crossing carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Summerville as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Dorchester Crossing?
Dorchester Crossing has 24,920 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (28.8%), Hispanic / Latino (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
