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Neighborhood · Cary, NC

Hallmark Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 5,368 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Hallmark is a one-tract neighborhood of Cary, NC, population 5,368. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 41% against 24.9% citywide, putting Hallmark 16.0% over its own city.

Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10.

SNAP participation is 3.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 36 evictions logged in this tract.

On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Disability prevalence reaches 19.2% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.

Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 4.6% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 3.8% in 2016 against a 4.6% peak. Among the 39 mapped neighborhoods of Cary, it ranks #11 by risk, the upper third.

Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,706, close to the Cary average.

One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hallmark vs Cary How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
40.9% +64%
Cary: 24.9%
Average gross rent
$1,706 -2%
Cary: $1,738
Average HH income
$122,337 -5%
Cary: $129,399
Poverty rate
2.8% -47%
Cary: 5.3%
Renter share
29.1% -13%
Cary: 33.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hallmark and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Hallmark scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Rent control risk
41% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
29% renter households · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
2.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Risk score comparison

Hallmark vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Hallmark score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0HallmarkNeighborhood3.4Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Hallmark

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
37183053421 3 5,368 41% $1,706
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 11

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 8%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 9%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Hallmark

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 36Total filings (sum)
  • 4.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.6%Peak year (2015)
  • 3.82%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hallmark

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Hallmark

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Hallmark?

Hallmark scores 3/10 (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 Hallmark compare to Cary overall?

Hallmark scores 0.4 points lower than Cary overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,706 vs $1,738.
Q3

What is the average rent in Hallmark?

Average gross rent in Hallmark is $1,706/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Hallmark residents are renters?

29% of Hallmark households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Cary). The neighborhood has 5,368 residents.
Q5

Is Hallmark a high social-vulnerability area?

Hallmark sits in the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Hallmark for landlords?

Hallmark carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Cary as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Hallmark?

Hallmark has 5,572 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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