1 census tracts · pop 2,513 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 4.1–4.1
Downtown Durham maps to a single census tract in Durham, NC, population 2,513. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. 75% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. At $1,761 a month, rents sit 17% over what the rest of Durham commands.
The filing record is not thin: 704 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 5.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 7.8% of adults, 10.0 points below the national rate. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 20.5% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 5.8% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #23 of 58 neighborhoods in Durham. For a like-for-like read, Eno Trace and Trinity Park score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $91,563.
One tract means one number: 4.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown Durham vs DurhamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown Durham
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
704Total filings (sum)
10.54%Avg annual filing rate
20.5%Peak year (2005)
5.77%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown Durham
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.5%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
5.5%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
20.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown Durham
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown Durham?
Downtown Durham scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Downtown Durham compare to Durham overall?
Downtown Durham scores 0.1 points higher than Durham overall (4/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,761 vs $1,508.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown Durham?
Average gross rent in Downtown Durham eviction risk is $1,761/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown Durham residents are renters?
75% of Downtown Durham households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Durham). The neighborhood has 2,513 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown Durham a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown Durham sits in the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Downtown Durham for landlords?
Downtown Durham eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown Durham?
Downtown Durham has 2,778 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.4%), Other / Multiracial (10.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
