2 census tracts · pop 4,792 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 4.6–5.4
Beech Lake is a 2-tract neighborhood of Durham, NC and houses 4,792 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Durham baseline of 29.4%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
This is a renter market: 90% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 13% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Average gross rent is $1,352, 10% below the Durham average of $1,508.
That places it #16 of 58 neighborhoods in Durham. The closest comparables inside the same city are Horton Hills and Duke Homestead. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $69,357.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Beech Lake vs DurhamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Beech Lake
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.3%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility shutoff threat
19.0%Food insecurity
14.7%SNAP enrollment
13.0%No health insurance
28.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Beech Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Beech Lake?
Beech Lake scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Beech Lake compare to Durham overall?
Beech Lake scores 1.0 points higher than Durham overall (4/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,352 vs $1,508.
Q3
What is the average rent in Beech Lake?
Average gross rent in Beech Lake is $1,352/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Beech Lake residents are renters?
90% of Beech Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Durham). The neighborhood has 4,792 residents.
Q5
Is Beech Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Beech Lake sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Beech Lake have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Beech Lake is census tract 37063002032 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 5.4, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Beech Lake for landlords?
Beech Lake carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Durham as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Beech Lake?
Beech Lake has 5,107 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (40.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (28.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
