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Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Crystal Lake Eviction Risk: Lower , Myrtle Beach

Tract 45051051403 · Horry County, SC · pop 7,023 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

In the Crystal Lake area of Myrtle Beach, census tract 45051051403 scores 4.8/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $837 a month against an average household income of $90,933 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.1
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 neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Crystal Lake
Moderate
Within parent city
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 13 tracts In Myrtle Beach
Very Low
Within county
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#55 of 77 tracts In Horry County
Low
Within state
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#938 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
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 3.1

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
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.
Crystal Lake risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.13.1This tracttract 051403Myrtle Beach: 2.52.5Myrtle Beachparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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)

  • 232Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 20.64%Avg annual filing rate
  • 25.8%Peak (2014)
  • 55Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450510514032010: 37 filings (11.67/100 renter HHs)2011: 43 filings (20.19/100 renter HHs)2012: 46 filings (21.60/100 renter HHs)2013: 51 filings (23.94/100 renter HHs)2014: 55 filings (25.82/100 renter HHs)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Crystal Lake

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 2.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 below the Horry County average of 5.3 and below the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 232 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 20.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 25.8% of renter households in 2014.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

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 3.1/10 (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 3.1/10, 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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