Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Swan Lake Eviction Risk: Lower , Bluffton
Tract 45013002103 · Beaufort County, SC · pop 10,622 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Tract 45013002103 covers the Swan Lake neighborhood of Bluffton in South Carolina. Home to 10,622 residents, it scores 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #24,825 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,655 a month against an average household income of $107,440 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units4,011
Renter share9.8%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$107,440
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bluffton and the region
Centroid at 32.2527, -80.9631 · click any tract to drill in
Why Swan Lake scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bluffton
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,655 rent vs county FMR
9.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bluffton
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bluffton
4.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bluffton
5.1
How Swan Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 20%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%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)
- 67Total filings over 5 yrs
- 7.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.5%Peak (2010)
- 18Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 7.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 3.8%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 13.1%Frequent mental distress
- 21.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Swan Lake
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 9.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Bluffton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Beaufort County average of 5.5 and above 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 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 67 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 7.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.5% 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 45013002103
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45013002103?
Census tract 45013002103 in the Swan Lake neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 45013002103?
Median gross rent is $2,655/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45013002103?
3.9% of residents in tract 45013002103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 10,622.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45013002103?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 20th, minority 35th, housing 33th.
Q5
Is tract 45013002103 considered part of Swan Lake?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45013002103 fall within Swan Lake (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45013002103?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 67 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45013002103 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.05% of renter households, peaking at 10.5% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45013002103 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.6% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45013002103 compare to Bluffton overall?
Tract 45013002103 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Bluffton at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bluffton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bluffton
Top eight tracts in Bluffton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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