Housing & affordability in Durham
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
D
44/100
11th of 14
11th of 14
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$392,800
Raleigh $418,40040% · scores 47
Median rent vs metro$1,508/mo
Raleigh $1,573/mo30% · scores 47
Ownership rate52%
Raleigh 67%15% · scores 31
Households spending >30% of income on housing32%
Raleigh 28%15% · scores 44
Context, not scored
Median year built · Raleigh 20001995
Houses rather than flats · Raleigh 71%61%
Households with children · Raleigh 33%25%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Raleigh reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Raleigh suburbs for housing
All 14 ranked, Durham highlightedBetter than Durham on housing & affordability
Durham grades D on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Apex17 mi from DurhamB− 70 B− Holly Springs23 mi from DurhamB− 66 C+ Cary14 mi from DurhamC+ 74 B Wake Forest22 mi from DurhamC 66 C+ Morrisville10 mi from DurhamC 71 B− Rolesville25 mi from DurhamC 59 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24