Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Crystal Lake Eviction Risk: Lower , Myrtle Beach
Tract 45051051403 · Horry County, SC · pop 7,023 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 45051051403 in the Crystal Lake area of Myrtle Beach, SC reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 7,023. The severe-burden share is 43%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units2,771
Renter share5.8%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$90,933
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Myrtle Beach and the region
Centroid at 33.6518, -78.9651 · click any tract to drill in
Why Crystal Lake scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$837 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Crystal Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%Housing & transportation
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)
- 232Total filings over 5 yrs
- 20.64%Avg annual filing rate
- 25.8%Peak (2014)
- 55Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 49% 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.
- 7.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.8%Food insecurity
- 5.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 9.3%No health insurance
- 14.2%Frequent mental distress
- 30.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Crystal Lake
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.5/10. 58% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Horry County average of 44.6%. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.
At $837 a month, rents run 34% under what the rest of Myrtle Beach commands. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. SNAP participation runs 5.9% against 15.2% nationally.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 232 filings here across 5 tracked years. Against the Horry County average of 3.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.8 points.
Food insecurity runs 10.8% against 17.8% nationally. Filings peaked in 2014 at 25.8% of renter households. In a typical year about 20.6% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 6% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Social vulnerability reads 5.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 45051051403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45051051403?
Census tract 45051051403 in the Crystal Lake neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 45051051403?
Median gross rent is $837/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45051051403?
7.9% of residents in tract 45051051403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,023.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45051051403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 61th, minority 29th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 45051051403 considered part of Crystal Lake?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45051051403 fall within Crystal Lake (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45051051403?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 232 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45051051403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.64% of renter households, peaking at 25.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45051051403 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.7% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45051051403 compare to Myrtle Beach overall?
Tract 45051051403 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Myrtle Beach at 3.3/10. 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.
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