Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Cotton Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Summerville
Tract 45035010506 · Dorchester County, SC · pop 2,278 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 45035010506 covers the Cotton Hill area of Summerville, home to 2,278 residents. For landlords it grades 3.8/10, a lower reading. That is riskier than roughly 9% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 0% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,917 a month against an average household income of $73,232 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 5% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units778
Renter share5.0%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate15.5%
Median income$73,232
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Summerville and the region
Centroid at 33.0029, -80.2430 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cotton Hill scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Summerville
2.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
15.5% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,917 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Summerville
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Summerville
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Summerville
2.0
How Cotton Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%Housing & transportation
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.
- 13.0%Housing insecurity
- 8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.4%Food insecurity
- 8.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.2%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 27.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cotton Hill
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.5/10. 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 Summerville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Dorchester County average of 4.8 and below the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 45035010506
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45035010506?
Census tract 45035010506 in the Cotton Hill neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 45035010506?
Median gross rent is $1,917/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45035010506?
15.5% of residents in tract 45035010506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,278.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45035010506?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 17th, minority 28th, housing 18th.
Q5
Is tract 45035010506 considered part of Cotton Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45035010506 fall within Cotton Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 45035010506 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.0% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45035010506 compare to Summerville overall?
Tract 45035010506 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Summerville at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Summerville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Summerville
Top eight tracts in Summerville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Dorchester Crossing
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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White Gables
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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Weatherstone
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · SC
Dorchester Crossing
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · SC
Summerville Farms
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · SC
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2.8
/ 10 · Low
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Corey Wood
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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Dorchester Crossing
2.7
/ 10 · Low
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