Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Ridgeland Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45013002202 · Beaufort County, SC · pop 4,251 · 5% of tract blocks fall in Ridgeland
Census tract 45013002202 covers Ridgeland in Beaufort County, home to 4,251 residents. For landlords it grades 5.4/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 52nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,792 monthly, set against $120,588 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,934
Renter share13.1%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate2.5%
Median income$120,588
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ridgeland and the region
Centroid at 32.3466, -80.8098 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ridgeland scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ridgeland
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
2.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,792 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ridgeland
1.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ridgeland
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ridgeland
5.0
How Ridgeland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%Housing & transportation
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)
- 169Total filings over 5 yrs
- 13.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.2%Peak (2011)
- 26Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 4.8%Housing insecurity
- 3.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.0%Food insecurity
- 2.6%SNAP enrollment
- 3.5%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 10.2%Frequent mental distress
- 23.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ridgeland
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Ridgeland, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Beaufort County average of 5.5 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 4.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 169 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 13.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.2% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45013002202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45013002202?
Census tract 45013002202 in Ridgeland scores 2.3/10 (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 45013002202?
Median gross rent is $1,792/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45013002202?
2.5% of residents in tract 45013002202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,251.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45013002202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 5th, minority 20th, housing 22th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45013002202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 169 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45013002202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.70% of renter households, peaking at 16.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45013002202 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.8% 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45013002202 compare to Ridgeland overall?
Tract 45013002202 scores 2.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Ridgeland at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ridgeland; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ridgeland
Top eight tracts in Ridgeland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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