Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
West Ashley Eviction Risk: Lower , Charleston
Tract 45019002612 · Charleston County, SC · pop 6,336 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 45019002612 runs through the West Ashley neighborhood of Charleston. With 6,336 residents, it scores 5.2/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,355 a month against an average household income of $66,121 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units3,273
Renter share67.0%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$66,121
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.8182, -80.0196 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Ashley scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,355 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 West Ashley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 38%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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)
- 4,277Total filings over 4 yrs
- 59.07%Avg annual filing rate
- 72.0%Peak (2012)
- 742Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 43% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 2,471Total filings 2020-21
- 32.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 62.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.51×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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Ashley. 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.
- 13.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.2%Food insecurity
- 11.0%SNAP enrollment
- 9.1%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 16.2%Frequent mental distress
- 27.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Ashley
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 3.5/10. 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 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 13.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 4,277 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 59.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 72.0% 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 45019002612
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019002612?
Census tract 45019002612 in the West Ashley neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 45019002612?
Median gross rent is $1,355/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019002612?
13.4% of residents in tract 45019002612 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,336.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019002612?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 41th, minority 55th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 45019002612 considered part of West Ashley?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019002612 fall within West Ashley (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019002612?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 4,277 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019002612 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 59.07% of renter households, peaking at 72.0% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 45019002612 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.51× 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 45019002612 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.6% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 45019002612 compare to Charleston overall?
Tract 45019002612 scores 3.8/10, higher than 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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