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Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Oakland Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Myrtle Beach

Tract 45051050401 · Horry County, SC · pop 3,250 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 45051050401 covers the Oakland Heights area of Myrtle Beach, home to 3,250 residents. For landlords it grades 5.2/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #46,498 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 62% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,121 a month against an average household income of $41,536 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 20% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,545
Renter share52.3%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate18.6%
Median income$41,536

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Oakland Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 13 tracts In Myrtle Beach
Elevated
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 77 tracts In Horry County
High
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#330 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Myrtle Beach and the region

Centroid at 33.7439, -78.8293 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oakland Heights scores 4.9

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
18.6% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,121 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 Oakland Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Oakland Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 050401Myrtle Beach: 2.52.5Myrtle Beachparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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)

  • 390Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 10.03%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.7%Peak (2014)
  • 92Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450510504012010: 70 filings (9.43/100 renter HHs)2011: 86 filings (10.94/100 renter HHs)2012: 67 filings (8.52/100 renter HHs)2013: 75 filings (9.54/100 renter HHs)2014: 92 filings (11.70/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 31% 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 Oakland Heights

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.7/10. 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 70th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 390 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 10.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.7% of renter households in 2014.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 45051050401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45051050401?

Census tract 45051050401 in the Oakland Heights neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 45051050401?

Median gross rent is $1,121/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45051050401?

18.6% of residents in tract 45051050401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,250.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45051050401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 37th, minority 52th, housing 55th.
Q5

Is tract 45051050401 considered part of Oakland Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45051050401 fall within Oakland Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45051050401?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 390 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45051050401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.03% of renter households, peaking at 11.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45051050401 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.8% 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. 11.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45051050401 compare to Myrtle Beach overall?

Tract 45051050401 scores 4.9/10, 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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