Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Otranto Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Charleston
Tract 45019003116 · Charleston County, SC · pop 4,930 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 45019003116 belongs to Otranto in North Charleston, South Carolina. It is home to 4,930 residents and scores 5.5/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #37,214 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,391 a month against an average household income of $57,193 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 76% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units2,221
Renter share76.0%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate23.8%
Median income$57,193
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
77
th percentile
High
Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.9510, -80.0464 · click any tract to drill in
Why Otranto scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Charleston
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
23.8% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$1,391 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Charleston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Charleston
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Charleston
3.0
How Otranto compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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)
- 3,226Total filings 2020-21
- 41.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 83.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.50×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.
- 20.0%Housing insecurity
- 13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.8%Food insecurity
- 17.4%SNAP enrollment
- 13.3%Transit barriers
- 15.1%No health insurance
- 19.9%Frequent mental distress
- 30.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Otranto
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.9/10. 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 North 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.50x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019003116
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019003116?
Census tract 45019003116 in the Otranto neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 45019003116?
Median gross rent is $1,391/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019003116?
23.8% of residents in tract 45019003116 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,930.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019003116?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 41th, minority 73th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 45019003116 considered part of Otranto?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019003116 fall within Otranto (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 45019003116 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 45019003116 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.0% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45019003116 compare to North Charleston overall?
Tract 45019003116 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of North Charleston at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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