1 census tracts · pop 2,242 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Lake Shore is a one-tract neighborhood of Myrtle Beach, SC and houses 2,242 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 59%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 80% against 36.1% citywide, putting Lake Shore 44.3% over its own city. Average gross rent is $2,450, 94% above the Myrtle Beach average of $1,261. The dominant input is supply constraint at 10/10.
The voucher gap is 74.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10.
SNAP participation is 2.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Court records for this tract carry 95 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 24.4% of renter households.
That places it #8 of 13 neighborhoods in Myrtle Beach.
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
Lake Shore vs Myrtle BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority3%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lake Shore
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
95Total filings (sum)
15.26%Avg annual filing rate
24.4%Peak year (2014)
24.37%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lake Shore
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.4%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility shutoff threat
6.5%Food insecurity
2.9%SNAP enrollment
7.2%No health insurance
26.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lake Shore
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lake Shore?
Lake Shore 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 Lake Shore compare to Myrtle Beach overall?
Lake Shore scores 0.3 points lower than Myrtle Beach overall (3.3/10). Renters spend 80% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $2,450 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lake Shore?
Average gross rent in Lake Shore is $2,450/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lake Shore residents are renters?
5% of Lake Shore households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Myrtle Beach). The neighborhood has 2,242 residents.
Q5
Is Lake Shore a high social-vulnerability area?
Lake Shore sits in the 37th 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 Lake Shore for landlords?
Lake Shore 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 Lake Shore?
Lake Shore has 2,297 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (94.7%), Hispanic / Latino (3.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (1.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
