Neighborhood · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally

Summerville Farms Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 45035010508 · Dorchester County, SC · pop 3,845 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 4.7/10 for census tract 45035010508 reflects conditions in Summerville Farms in Summerville, South Carolina. That is riskier than roughly 28% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,858 a month while the average household earns $109,783 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 9% Owners 83%

Tract context

Occupied units1,442

Renter share17.1%

SVI overall0.46

Poverty rate2.6%

Median income$109,783

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Summerville and the region

Centroid at 32.9690, -80.2257 · click any tract to drill in

Why Summerville Farms scores 1.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

2.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,858 rent vs county FMR

5.2

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 Summerville Farms compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

21%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
76%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Summerville Farms. 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.

9.4%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
10.4%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
14.3%Frequent mental distress
22.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Summerville Farms

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.2/10. 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 about the same as 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45035010508

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45035010508?

Census tract 45035010508 in the Summerville Farms neighborhood scores 1.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 45035010508?

Median gross rent is $1,858/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 45035010508?

2.6% of residents in tract 45035010508 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,845.

How socially vulnerable is tract 45035010508?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 55th, minority 47th, housing 76th.

Is tract 45035010508 considered part of Summerville Farms?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45035010508 fall within Summerville Farms (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 45035010508 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.4% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 45035010508 compare to Summerville overall?

Tract 45035010508 scores 1.6/10, lower 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.