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Neighborhood · Conway, SC

Kingston Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,288 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10 · range 3.6–3.6

Kingston Oaks is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Conway with 1 census tract and a population of 4,288 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3.6/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 50% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 22% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $690/month sits 20% lower than the Conway citywide average ($866).

Risk score
3.6
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kingston Oaks vs Conway How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
50.4% +63%
Conway: 30.9%
Average gross rent
$690 -20%
Conway: $866
Average HH income
$57,407 +5%
Conway: $54,841
Poverty rate
7.0% -65%
Conway: 20.3%
Renter share
14.2% -59%
Conway: 34.7%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Kingston Oaks and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.6–3.6

Why Kingston Oaks scores 3.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Rent control risk
50% of income on rent · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
14% renter households · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts
7.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Economic stress
7.0% below poverty line · Range 1.7–1.7 across tracts
1.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

Kingston Oaks vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Kingston Oaks score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Kingston Oaks: 3.63.6Kingston OaksNeighborhoodParent city: 2.82.8Parent cityhost cityState: 2.52.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Kingston Oaks

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
45051070101 3.6 4,288 50% $690
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 59

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 70%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 87%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Kingston Oaks

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 308Total filings (sum)
  • 17.16%Avg annual filing rate
  • 20.2%Peak year (2011)
  • 17.33%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kingston Oaks

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Kingston Oaks

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Kingston Oaks?

Kingston Oaks scores 3.6/10 (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 Kingston Oaks compare to Conway overall?

Kingston Oaks scores 0.8 points higher than Conway overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $690 vs $866.
Q3

What is the average rent in Kingston Oaks?

Average gross rent in Kingston Oaks is $690/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Kingston Oaks residents are renters?

14% of Kingston Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Conway). The neighborhood has 4,288 residents.
Q5

Is Kingston Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?

Kingston Oaks sits in the 59th 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

How safe is Kingston Oaks for landlords?

Kingston Oaks carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 Conway as a whole (2.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Kingston Oaks?

Kingston Oaks has 4,960 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.4%), Hispanic / Latino (9.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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