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Neighborhood · Myrtle Beach, SC

Withers Swash Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,158 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 5.6–5.6

Withers Swash is a hispanic-white neighborhood in Myrtle Beach with 1 census tract and a population of 2,158 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 61% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 43% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $913/month sits 28% lower than the Myrtle Beach citywide average ($1,261).

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Withers Swash vs Myrtle Beach How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
61.0% +69%
Myrtle Beach: 36.1%
Average gross rent
$913 -28%
Myrtle Beach: $1,261
Average HH income
$43,000 -20%
Myrtle Beach: $53,679
Poverty rate
38.9% +130%
Myrtle Beach: 16.9%
Renter share
70.7% +79%
Myrtle Beach: 39.5%
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Geographic context

Risk heat across Withers Swash and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.6–5.6

Why Withers Swash scores 5.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Rent control risk
61% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
71% renter households · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
38.9% below poverty line · Range 9.7–9.7 across tracts
9.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Risk score comparison

Withers Swash vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Withers Swash score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Withers Swash: 5.65.6Withers SwashNeighborhoodParent city: 2.52.5Parent cityhost cityState: 2.52.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Withers Swash

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
45051050700 5.6 2,158 61% $913
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 99

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 98%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 80%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 99%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Withers Swash

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 572Total filings (sum)
  • 22.45%Avg annual filing rate
  • 32.0%Peak year (2014)
  • 31.98%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Withers Swash

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Withers Swash

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Withers Swash?

Withers Swash scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 Withers Swash compare to Myrtle Beach overall?

Withers Swash scores 3.1 points higher than Myrtle Beach overall (2.5/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $913 vs $1,261.
Q3

What is the average rent in Withers Swash?

Average gross rent in Withers Swash is $913/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Withers Swash residents are renters?

71% of Withers Swash households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Myrtle Beach). The neighborhood has 2,158 residents.
Q5

Is Withers Swash a high social-vulnerability area?

Withers Swash sits in the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Withers Swash for landlords?

Withers Swash carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 (2.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Withers Swash?

Withers Swash has 2,300 residents (Hispanic-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (53.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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