1 census tracts · pop 3,501 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 4–4
Walnut Hills maps to a single census tract in Cary, NC and houses 3,501 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, Moderate tier. Against a Cary baseline of 24.9%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.1/10. Average gross rent is $1,445, 17% below the Cary average of $1,738.
Court records for this tract carry 518 eviction filings. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 37.7% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 26.4% in 2016 against a 37.7% peak. Among the 39 mapped neighborhoods of Cary, it ranks #5 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Whittington Park Northwoods and Franklin Chase.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $77,794. 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Walnut Hills vs CaryHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Walnut Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
518Total filings (sum)
32.08%Avg annual filing rate
37.7%Peak year (2015)
26.42%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Walnut Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.3%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility shutoff threat
12.1%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
10.0%No health insurance
27.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Walnut Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Walnut Hills?
Walnut Hills scores 4/10 (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 Walnut Hills compare to Cary overall?
Walnut Hills scores 0.6 points higher than Cary overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,445 vs $1,738.
Q3
What is the average rent in Walnut Hills?
Average gross rent in Walnut Hills is $1,445/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Walnut Hills residents are renters?
63% of Walnut Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Cary). The neighborhood has 3,501 residents.
Q5
Is Walnut Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Walnut Hills sits in the 49th 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 Walnut Hills for landlords?
Walnut Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). 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 Walnut Hills?
Walnut Hills has 3,480 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15%), Other / Multiracial (11.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
