1 census tracts · pop 8,680 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 4.1–4.1
Sawgrass East is a one-tract neighborhood of Carolina Forest, SC and houses 8,680 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, Moderate tier. 53% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Carolina Forest rate of 27.4%.
Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. At $1,328 a month, rents sit 20% under what the rest of Carolina Forest commands.
Court records for this tract carry 1,909 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 43.1% of renter households. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Carolina Forest, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 9.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 26% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Indigo Bay and Heatherstone. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $70,282.
One tract means one number: 4.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sawgrass East vs Carolina ForestHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sawgrass East
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,909Total filings (sum)
35.31%Avg annual filing rate
43.1%Peak year (2014)
43.06%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sawgrass East
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.7%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility shutoff threat
14.1%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
11.7%No health insurance
29.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sawgrass East
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sawgrass East?
Sawgrass East scores 4.1/10 (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 Sawgrass East compare to Carolina Forest overall?
Sawgrass East scores 0.1 points higher than Carolina Forest overall (4/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,328 vs $1,668.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sawgrass East?
Average gross rent in Sawgrass East is $1,328/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sawgrass East residents are renters?
26% of Sawgrass East households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Carolina Forest). The neighborhood has 8,680 residents.
Q5
Is Sawgrass East a high social-vulnerability area?
Sawgrass East sits in the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Sawgrass East for landlords?
Sawgrass East carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 Carolina Forest as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Sawgrass East?
Sawgrass East has 9,409 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10%), Other / Multiracial (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
