1 census tracts · pop 7,857 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3.4–3.4
Waterford Plantation is a one-tract neighborhood of Carolina Forest, SC and houses 7,857 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. 18% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, lower than the Carolina Forest rate of 27.4%.
Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.3/10.
The voucher gap is 17.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Court records for this tract carry 1,187 eviction filings.
11% 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. SNAP participation is 5.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 45.3% of renter households. That places it #4 of 4 neighborhoods in Carolina Forest.
Judgments average 10.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 24% 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 Heatherstone and Indigo Bay.
One tract means one number: 3.4/10 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
3.4
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Waterford Plantation vs Carolina ForestHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Waterford Plantation
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,187Total filings (sum)
35.46%Avg annual filing rate
45.3%Peak year (2014)
45.27%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Waterford Plantation
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.2%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
9.6%No health insurance
26.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Waterford Plantation
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Waterford Plantation?
Waterford Plantation scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 Waterford Plantation compare to Carolina Forest overall?
Waterford Plantation scores 0.6 points lower than Carolina Forest overall (4/10). Renters spend 18% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,653 vs $1,668.
Q3
What is the average rent in Waterford Plantation?
Average gross rent in Waterford Plantation is $1,653/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Waterford Plantation residents are renters?
24% of Waterford Plantation households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Carolina Forest). The neighborhood has 7,857 residents.
Q5
Is Waterford Plantation a high social-vulnerability area?
Waterford Plantation sits in the 25th 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 Waterford Plantation for landlords?
Waterford Plantation carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Waterford Plantation?
Waterford Plantation has 8,449 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
