1 census tracts · pop 2,917 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.7–4.7
Walltown maps to a single census tract in Durham, NC and houses 2,917 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.2/10.
Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. This is a renter market: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Against a Durham baseline of 29.4%, 38% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. At $1,161 a month, rents sit 23% under what the rest of Durham commands.
The filing record is not thin: 2,635 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 60.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 17.0% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 58 mapped neighborhoods of Durham, it ranks #16 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are West End and J W Smith. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $58,680.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Walltown vs DurhamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Walltown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,635Total filings (sum)
32.23%Avg annual filing rate
60.1%Peak year (2006)
16.97%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Walltown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.5%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
9.2%No health insurance
25.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Walltown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Walltown?
Walltown scores 4.7/10 (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 Walltown compare to Durham overall?
Walltown scores 0.7 points higher than Durham overall (4/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,161 vs $1,508.
Q3
What is the average rent in Walltown?
Average gross rent in Walltown is $1,161/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Walltown residents are renters?
72% of Walltown households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Durham). The neighborhood has 2,917 residents.
Q5
Is Walltown a high social-vulnerability area?
Walltown sits in the 47th 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 Walltown for landlords?
Walltown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Walltown?
Walltown has 2,922 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (27%), Other / Multiracial (9.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
