Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
The Estuary Eviction Risk: Lower , Seabrook Island
Tract 45019002105 · Charleston County, SC · pop 2,155 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
For landlords sizing up The Estuary in Seabrook Island, census tract 45019002105 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #27,774 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $138,929 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 5% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,242
Renter share5.5%
SVI overall0.00
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$138,929
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
2
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seabrook Island and the region
Centroid at 32.5819, -80.1681 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Estuary scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Seabrook Island
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Seabrook Island
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Seabrook Island
2.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Seabrook Island
5.0
How The Estuary compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 0
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 3%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 6%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)
- 13Total filings over 4 yrs
- 4.06%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.3%Peak (2012)
- 2Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 60% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 6Total filings 2020-21
- 0.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.67×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Charleston, SC as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 2.4%Housing insecurity
- 1.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 3.1%Food insecurity
- 1.4%SNAP enrollment
- 2.1%Transit barriers
- 3.2%No health insurance
- 7.5%Frequent mental distress
- 23.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Estuary
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Seabrook Island, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Charleston County average of 5.2 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.67x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 13 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 4.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.3% of renter households in 2012.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019002105
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019002105?
Census tract 45019002105 in the The Estuary neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (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 45019002105?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019002105?
4.4% of residents in tract 45019002105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,155.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019002105?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 0th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 3th, minority 2th, housing 6th.
Q5
Is tract 45019002105 considered part of The Estuary?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019002105 fall within The Estuary (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019002105?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 13 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019002105 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.06% of renter households, peaking at 6.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 45019002105 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.67× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston eviction risk, SC), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 45019002105 struggle to pay rent?
About 2.4% 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. 1.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 45019002105 compare to Seabrook Island overall?
Tract 45019002105 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Seabrook Island at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Seabrook Island; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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