Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
The Retreat at Johns Island Eviction Risk: Lower , Charleston
Tract 45019002107 ·
Charleston County, SC · pop 11,193 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Here is how census tract 45019002107, in the The Retreat at Johns Island area of Charleston eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.3/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 11,193. That is riskier than about 48% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,587 a month while the average household earns $115,085 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%Stable renters 9%Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units4,713
Renter share17.4%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$115,085
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In The Retreat at Johns Island
Moderate
Within parent city
18th percentile
#37 of 45 tracts In Charleston
Very Low
Within county
34th percentile
#65 of 98 tracts In Charleston County
Low
Within state
16th percentile
#1,109 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.7308, -80.0653 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Retreat at Johns Island scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Charleston
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,587 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Charleston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Charleston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Charleston
3.0
How The Retreat at Johns Island compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
34%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
62%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
347Total filings 2020-21
4.5Avg monthly (observed)
9.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.50×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
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.
9.2%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
10.0%Food insecurity
5.2%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
8.8%No health insurance
14.8%Frequent mental distress
22.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Retreat at Johns Island
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.7/10. 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 Charleston 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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019002107
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019002107?
Census tract 45019002107 in the The Retreat at Johns Island 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 45019002107?
Median gross rent is $1,587/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019002107?
9.5% of residents in tract 45019002107 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 11,193.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019002107?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 5th, minority 46th, housing 62th.
Q5
Is tract 45019002107 considered part of The Retreat at Johns Island?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019002107 fall within The Retreat at Johns Island (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 45019002107 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.50× 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.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45019002107 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45019002107 compare to Charleston overall?
Tract 45019002107 scores 2.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Charleston at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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