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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Broadway Station Eviction Risk: Moderate , Myrtle Beach

Tract 45051050500 · Horry County, SC · pop 4,309 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Broadway Station in Myrtle Beach anchors census tract 45051050500, which lands at 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #46,499 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,148 monthly, set against $42,381 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 15% Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units2,137
Renter share42.4%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$42,381

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Broadway Station
Moderate
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 13 tracts In Myrtle Beach
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#8 of 77 tracts In Horry County
Very High
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#298 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Myrtle Beach and the region

Centroid at 33.7168, -78.8666 · click any tract to drill in

Why Broadway Station scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Myrtle Beach
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,148 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Myrtle Beach
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Myrtle Beach
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Myrtle Beach
2.5

How Broadway Station compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Broadway Station risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 050500Myrtle Beach: 2.52.5Myrtle Beachparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 700Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 13.32%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.1%Peak (2011)
  • 133Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450510505002010: 148 filings (14.41/100 renter HHs)2011: 149 filings (14.08/100 renter HHs)2012: 146 filings (13.80/100 renter HHs)2013: 124 filings (11.72/100 renter HHs)2014: 133 filings (12.57/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Broadway Station

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 4.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Myrtle Beach eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Horry County average of 5.3 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 700 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 13.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.1% of renter households in 2011.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45051050500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45051050500?

Census tract 45051050500 in the Broadway Station neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 45051050500?

Median gross rent is $1,148/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45051050500?

19.7% of residents in tract 45051050500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,309.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45051050500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 73th, minority 31th, housing 73th.
Q5

Is tract 45051050500 considered part of Broadway Station?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45051050500 fall within Broadway Station (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45051050500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 700 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45051050500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.32% of renter households, peaking at 14.1% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45051050500 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.5% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45051050500 compare to Myrtle Beach overall?

Tract 45051050500 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Myrtle Beach at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Myrtle Beach eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Myrtle Beach

Top eight tracts in Myrtle Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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