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Palmetto Glen Eviction Risk: Lower , Socastee

Tract 45051051502 · Horry County, SC · pop 9,218 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Here is how census tract 45051051502, in the Palmetto Glen area of Socastee eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 9,218. It lands near the 52nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,295 a month while the average household earns $57,291 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 37% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units3,798
Renter share57.9%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate11.9%
Median income$57,291

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Palmetto Glen
Moderate
Within parent city
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 6 tracts In Socastee
Low
Within county
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#36 of 77 tracts In Horry County
Moderate
Within state
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#743 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Socastee and the region

Centroid at 33.6708, -78.9839 · click any tract to drill in

Why Palmetto Glen scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Socastee
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
11.9% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,295 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Socastee
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Socastee
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Socastee
5.7

How Palmetto Glen compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Palmetto Glen risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.73.7This tracttract 051502Socastee: 2.52.5Socasteeparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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)

  • 4,106Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 45.65%Avg annual filing rate
  • 57.8%Peak (2011)
  • 638Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450510515022010: 939 filings (58.07/100 renter HHs)2011: 1,075 filings (57.76/100 renter HHs)2012: 770 filings (41.38/100 renter HHs)2013: 684 filings (36.75/100 renter HHs)2014: 638 filings (34.28/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 32% 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 Palmetto Glen

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.6/10. 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 Socastee 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 riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 45051051502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45051051502?

Census tract 45051051502 in the Palmetto Glen neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 45051051502?

Median gross rent is $1,295/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45051051502?

11.9% of residents in tract 45051051502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,218.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45051051502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 80th, minority 49th, housing 82th.
Q5

Is tract 45051051502 considered part of Palmetto Glen?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45051051502 fall within Palmetto Glen (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45051051502?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 4,106 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45051051502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 45.65% of renter households, peaking at 57.8% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45051051502 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.8% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45051051502 compare to Socastee overall?

Tract 45051051502 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Socastee at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Socastee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Socastee

Top eight tracts in Socastee ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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