Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Waters Edge Eviction Risk: Lower , North Charleston

Tract 45035010822 · Dorchester County, SC · pop 3,948 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

With a score of 3/10, tract 45035010822 in the Waters Edge area of North Charleston, SC reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,948 residents. Against Dorchester County at 43.4%, 61% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 10% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units1,085

Renter share25.4%

SVI overall0.33

Poverty rate10.6%

Median income$98,931

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across North Charleston and the region

Centroid at 32.9477, -80.1457 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waters Edge scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from North Charleston

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

South Carolina legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

10.6% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$1,463 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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 Waters Edge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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

43%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
19%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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
13.5%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
7.3%Transit barriers
10.6%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
24.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waters Edge

The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.8/10. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.1/10. SNAP participation runs 6.8% against 15.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $98,931, annual rent is just 18%. Statewide the SC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Dorchester County average of 3.5 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,463, close to the North Charleston average.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 45035010822

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45035010822?

Census tract 45035010822 in the Waters Edge neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 45035010822?

Median gross rent is $1,463/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 45035010822?

10.6% of residents in tract 45035010822 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,948.

How socially vulnerable is tract 45035010822?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 38th, minority 60th, housing 19th.

Is tract 45035010822 considered part of Waters Edge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45035010822 fall within Waters Edge (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 45035010822 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 45035010822 compare to North Charleston overall?

Tract 45035010822 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of North Charleston at 3.4/10. 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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