1 census tracts · pop 3,718 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 4.3–4.3
Russell Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Cary, NC and houses 3,718 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.3/10, Moderate tier. roughly two in three of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Cary rate of 24.9%.
The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. At $1,269 a month, rents sit 27% under what the rest of Cary commands.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1.9/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. The filing record is not thin: 88 evictions logged in this tract.
SNAP participation is 6.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 5.3% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 8.9% of adults, 8.9 points below the national rate. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.7% in 2016 against a 5.3% peak. Among the 39 mapped neighborhoods of Cary, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third.
For a like-for-like read, Matchpoint Village and Whittington Park Northwoods score within a fraction of it.
One tract means one number: 4.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Russell Hills vs CaryHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Russell Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
88Total filings (sum)
4.97%Avg annual filing rate
5.3%Peak year (2015)
4.66%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Russell Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.4%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
6.2%SNAP enrollment
8.5%No health insurance
29.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Russell Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Russell Hills?
Russell Hills scores 4.3/10 (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 Russell Hills compare to Cary overall?
Russell Hills scores 0.9 points higher than Cary overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,269 vs $1,738.
Q3
What is the average rent in Russell Hills?
Average gross rent in Russell Hills is $1,269/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Russell Hills residents are renters?
53% of Russell Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Cary). The neighborhood has 3,718 residents.
Q5
Is Russell Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Russell Hills sits in the 59th 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 Russell Hills for landlords?
Russell Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Russell Hills?
Russell Hills has 3,700 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.1%), Hispanic / Latino (17.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
