Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Burton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45013000501 · Beaufort County, SC · pop 6,225 · 32% of tract blocks fall in Burton
For landlords sizing up Burton in Beaufort County, census tract 45013000501 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. On the national scale it ranks #43,422 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,318 monthly, set against $68,338 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,559
Renter share34.2%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$68,338
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Burton and the region
Centroid at 32.4255, -80.7676 · click any tract to drill in
Why Burton scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Burton
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,318 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Burton
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Burton
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Burton
5.9
How Burton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%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)
- 774Total filings over 5 yrs
- 14.84%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.7%Peak (2010)
- 170Filings 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.
- 16.7%Housing insecurity
- 11.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.0%Food insecurity
- 14.5%SNAP enrollment
- 10.8%Transit barriers
- 15.2%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 31.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Burton
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Burton, 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.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 52nd 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 774 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 14.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.7% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45013000501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45013000501?
Census tract 45013000501 in Burton scores 3.5/10 (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 45013000501?
Median gross rent is $1,318/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45013000501?
12.4% of residents in tract 45013000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,225.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45013000501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 83th, minority 72th, housing 28th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45013000501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 774 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45013000501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.84% of renter households, peaking at 17.7% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45013000501 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.7% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45013000501 compare to Burton overall?
Tract 45013000501 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Burton at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Burton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Burton
Top eight tracts in Burton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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