1 census tracts · pop 3,025 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Waterford Oaks maps to a single census tract in Garden City, SC, population 3,025. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.2/10.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.8/10. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10.
Court records for this tract carry 112 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 4.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Against a Garden City baseline of 19.9%, 16% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Average gross rent is $1,292, 12% below the Garden City average of $1,472.
The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 10.2% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.0% of adults, 8.8 points below the national rate.
Recent filings have not receded much: 8.0% in 2014 against a 10.2% peak. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Garden City, it ranks #4 by risk, the lower third. At 9% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Harbour Village and Oceanside Village.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Waterford Oaks vs Garden CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Waterford Oaks
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
112Total filings (sum)
7.81%Avg annual filing rate
10.2%Peak year (2010)
7.97%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Waterford Oaks
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.8%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
9.0%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
7.7%No health insurance
28.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Waterford Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Waterford Oaks?
Waterford Oaks scores 3/10 (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 Oaks compare to Garden City overall?
Waterford Oaks scores 0.2 points lower than Garden City overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 16% of income on rent vs 20% citywide. Average rent: $1,292 vs $1,472.
Q3
What is the average rent in Waterford Oaks?
Average gross rent in Waterford Oaks is $1,292/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Waterford Oaks residents are renters?
9% of Waterford Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 15% in Garden City). The neighborhood has 3,025 residents.
Q5
Is Waterford Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Waterford Oaks sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). 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 Oaks for landlords?
Waterford Oaks carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Garden City as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Waterford Oaks?
Waterford Oaks has 2,830 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (96.7%), Hispanic / Latino (1.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (1.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
