1 census tracts · pop 6,722 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.7–3.7
Heather Glen maps to a single census tract in Durham, NC, population 6,722. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, Lower tier. 46% 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.
Cost burden runs 46% against 29.4% citywide, putting Heather Glen 16.5% over its own city. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 153 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 10.7% of renter households.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 3.9% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #31 of 58 neighborhoods in Durham. Only 7% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Average gross rent runs $1,464, close to the Durham average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Heather Glen vs DurhamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Heather Glen
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
153Total filings (sum)
7.61%Avg annual filing rate
10.7%Peak year (2011)
3.87%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Heather Glen
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.4%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility shutoff threat
10.3%Food insecurity
8.0%SNAP enrollment
7.8%No health insurance
30.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Heather Glen
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Heather Glen?
Heather Glen scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 Heather Glen compare to Durham overall?
Heather Glen scores 0.3 points lower than Durham overall (4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,464 vs $1,508.
Q3
What is the average rent in Heather Glen?
Average gross rent in Heather Glen is $1,464/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Heather Glen residents are renters?
7% of Heather Glen households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Durham). The neighborhood has 6,722 residents.
Q5
Is Heather Glen a high social-vulnerability area?
Heather Glen sits in the 25th 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 Heather Glen for landlords?
Heather Glen carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 Heather Glen?
Heather Glen has 6,917 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.1%), Hispanic / Latino (10.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
