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Gator Field Eviction Risk: Lower , Hilton Head Island

Tract 45013010900 · Beaufort County, SC · pop 2,142 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

How risky is the Gator Field area of Hilton Head Island for landlords? Census tract 45013010900 scores 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 56% of US census tracts.

About 74% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,149 a month against an average household income of $80,227 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 6% Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,014
Renter share22.1%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$80,227

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Gator Field
Very Low
Within parent city
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 13 tracts In Hilton Head Island
Elevated
Within county
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#25 of 42 tracts In Beaufort County
Moderate
Within state
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#1,109 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hilton Head Island and the region

Centroid at 32.2318, -80.6759 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gator Field scores 2.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hilton Head Island
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,149 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hilton Head Island
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hilton Head Island
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hilton Head Island
5.7

How Gator Field compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Gator Field risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 010900Hilton Head Island: 2.22.2Hilton Head Islandparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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)

  • 45Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 5.04%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.4%Peak (2011)
  • 10Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450130109002010: 7 filings (3.24/100 renter HHs)2011: 11 filings (6.36/100 renter HHs)2012: 8 filings (4.62/100 renter HHs)2013: 9 filings (5.20/100 renter HHs)2014: 10 filings (5.78/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 43% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Gator Field. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gator Field

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 Hilton Head Island 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 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 riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 45013010900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45013010900?

Census tract 45013010900 in the Gator Field neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 45013010900?

Median gross rent is $1,149/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45013010900?

7.6% of residents in tract 45013010900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,142.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45013010900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 44th, minority 56th, housing 41th.
Q5

Is tract 45013010900 considered part of Gator Field?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45013010900 fall within Gator Field (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45013010900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 45 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45013010900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.04% of renter households, peaking at 6.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45013010900 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.7% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45013010900 compare to Hilton Head Island overall?

Tract 45013010900 scores 2.5/10, higher than the parent city of Hilton Head Island at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hilton Head Island eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hilton Head Island

Top eight tracts in Hilton Head Island ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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