Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Wando Gardens Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Charleston
Tract 45019003900 · Charleston County, SC · pop 4,049 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
How risky is Wando Gardens in North Charleston for landlords? Census tract 45019003900 scores 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 52% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
69% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,155 a month while the average household earns $70,435 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units790
Renter share35.7%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate18.4%
Median income$70,435
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.8384, -80.0140 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wando Gardens scores 4.3
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
18.4% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,155 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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 Wando Gardens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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)
- 862Total filings over 4 yrs
- 56.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 79.8%Peak (2013)
- 53Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 82% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 181Total filings 2020-21
- 2.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.62×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.
- 18.4%Housing insecurity
- 12.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.3%Food insecurity
- 15.9%SNAP enrollment
- 12.0%Transit barriers
- 16.9%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 33.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wando Gardens
What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.6/10. 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 0.62x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 862 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 56.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 79.8% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019003900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019003900?
Census tract 45019003900 in the Wando Gardens neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 45019003900?
Median gross rent is $1,155/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019003900?
18.4% of residents in tract 45019003900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,049.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019003900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 29th, minority 71th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 45019003900 considered part of Wando Gardens?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019003900 fall within Wando Gardens (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019003900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 862 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019003900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 56.41% of renter households, peaking at 79.8% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 45019003900 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.62× 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 45019003900 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.4% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 45019003900 compare to North Charleston overall?
Tract 45019003900 scores 4.3/10, 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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