2 census tracts · pop 13,770 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Keene is a 2-tract neighborhood of Durham, NC, population 13,770. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Durham rate of 29.4%.
Severe burden reaches 33%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.8/10.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 21%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records carry 6,318 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
At $1,267 a month, rents sit 16% under what the rest of Durham commands. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
15.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 35.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 14.9% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #1 of 58 neighborhoods in Durham. For a like-for-like read, Burch Avenue and Hillcrest score within a fraction of it.
With little internal variation, 5.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Keene vs DurhamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Keene
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
6,318Total filings (sum)
28.93%Avg annual filing rate
35.4%Peak year (2014)
15.51%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Keene
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.0%Housing insecurity
15.1%Utility shutoff threat
28.1%Food insecurity
25.3%SNAP enrollment
15.3%No health insurance
36.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Keene
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Keene?
Keene scores 5.4/10 (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 Keene compare to Durham overall?
Keene scores 1.4 points higher than Durham overall (4/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,267 vs $1,508.
Q3
What is the average rent in Keene?
Average gross rent in Keene is $1,267/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Keene residents are renters?
56% of Keene households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Durham). The neighborhood has 13,770 residents.
Q5
Is Keene a high social-vulnerability area?
Keene sits in the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Keene have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Keene is census tract 37063002026 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Keene for landlords?
Keene carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Keene?
Keene has 14,152 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (58.8%), Hispanic / Latino (27.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
