1 census tracts · pop 1,584 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Pine Needles is a one-tract neighborhood of Orangeburg, SC, population 1,584. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 81%. 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 81% against 46.6% citywide, putting Pine Needles 34.0% over its own city. At $1,370 a month, rents sit 62% over what the rest of Orangeburg commands. The voucher gap is 44.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. Running hot is housing-court posture at 9.4/10.
SNAP participation is 5.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Orangeburg, it ranks #5 by risk, the lower third.
Only 9% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Quicktown and Spring Valley score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $61,250.
One tract means one number: 4.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pine Needles vs OrangeburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport11%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pine Needles
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.4%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
7.0%No health insurance
26.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pine Needles
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pine Needles?
Pine Needles scores 4.5/10 (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 Pine Needles compare to Orangeburg overall?
Pine Needles scores 1.4 points lower than Orangeburg overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 81% of income on rent vs 47% citywide. Average rent: $1,370 vs $848.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pine Needles?
Average gross rent in Pine Needles is $1,370/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pine Needles residents are renters?
9% of Pine Needles households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Orangeburg). The neighborhood has 1,584 residents.
Q5
Is Pine Needles a high social-vulnerability area?
Pine Needles sits in the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Pine Needles for landlords?
Pine Needles carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Orangeburg as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pine Needles?
Pine Needles has 1,630 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.7%), Other / Multiracial (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
