1 census tracts · pop 1,853 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
O'Briant Place is a one-tract neighborhood of Durham, NC, population 1,853. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $1,090, 28% below the Durham average of $1,508. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Cost burden runs 36% against 29.4% citywide, putting O'Briant Place 6.1% over its own city.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 23.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Severe burden reaches 12%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The filing record is not thin: 1,818 evictions logged in this tract. Food insecurity affects 29.4% of adults, 11.6 points above the national rate.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.8/10. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 43.0% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 31.5% in 2017 against a 43.0% peak. That places it #22 of 58 neighborhoods in Durham. For a like-for-like read, Crest Street and Audubon Park score within a fraction of it.
One tract means one number: 4.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
O'Briant Place vs DurhamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in O'Briant Place
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,818Total filings (sum)
32.82%Avg annual filing rate
43.0%Peak year (2005)
31.45%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in O'Briant Place
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.2%Housing insecurity
14.9%Utility shutoff threat
29.4%Food insecurity
25.3%SNAP enrollment
20.3%No health insurance
35.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About O'Briant Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for O'Briant Place?
O'Briant Place scores 4.2/10 (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 O'Briant Place compare to Durham overall?
O'Briant Place scores 0.2 points higher than Durham overall (4/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,090 vs $1,508.
Q3
What is the average rent in O'Briant Place?
Average gross rent in O'Briant Place is $1,090/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of O'Briant Place residents are renters?
58% of O'Briant Place households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Durham). The neighborhood has 1,853 residents.
Q5
Is O'Briant Place a high social-vulnerability area?
O'Briant Place sits in the 67th 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
How safe is O'Briant Place for landlords?
O'Briant Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 O'Briant Place?
O'Briant Place has 1,912 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (37.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (37.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
