1 census tracts · pop 7,023 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Crystal Lake maps to a single census tract in Myrtle Beach, SC, population 7,023. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 43%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
58% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Myrtle Beach rate of 36.1%. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. At $837 a month, rents sit 34% under what the rest of Myrtle Beach commands.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10.
The filing record is not thin: 232 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 5.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 25.8% of renter households. Among the 13 mapped neighborhoods of Myrtle Beach, it ranks #8 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 8.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
At 6% 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 The Lively and Magnolia Place. Rent takes 11% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 3/10 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
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Crystal Lake vs Myrtle BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Crystal Lake
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
232Total filings (sum)
20.64%Avg annual filing rate
25.8%Peak year (2014)
25.82%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Crystal Lake
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility shutoff threat
10.8%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
9.3%No health insurance
30.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Crystal Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Crystal Lake?
Crystal Lake 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 Crystal Lake compare to Myrtle Beach overall?
Crystal Lake scores 0.3 points lower than Myrtle Beach overall (3.3/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $837 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Crystal Lake?
Average gross rent in Crystal Lake is $837/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Crystal Lake residents are renters?
6% of Crystal Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Myrtle Beach). The neighborhood has 7,023 residents.
Q5
Is Crystal Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Crystal Lake sits in the 45th 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 Crystal Lake for landlords?
Crystal Lake 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 Myrtle Beach as a whole (3.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Crystal Lake?
Crystal Lake has 7,004 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.8%), Hispanic / Latino (7.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
