55 census tracts
Durham.North Carolina housing market
This Durham housing market report covers about 120,400 homes across 55 census tracts. Population grew 1.6% a year from 2020 to 2025, faster than in 126 of the 137 markets with Census population estimates. For August 2026, the average listing price is $507,900 across 1,126 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $507,900 1,126 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 120,400 across 55 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 52% of occupied homes
Durham housing market context
- The property tax rate PriceDNA uses for rental analysis is 0.83%, lower than in 124 of the 139 markets, against the North Carolina median of 0.73%.
- Rent growth in Durham is running at 4.9% a year at the median, faster than in 107 of the 139 markets, against the North Carolina median of 4.0%.
- Rent takes just 29.6% of household income at the median (its rent-to-income ratio), lower than in 104 of the 139 markets.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 55 census tracts in Durham.
Half of Durham's tracts score between 73 and 79. The full range spans 67 to 86, with a median of 76.9.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of Durham's tracts is 5.8 points wide on the score, narrower than in 91 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 120,400 homes in Durham, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 120,400 homes, 8.0% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 52% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 58% of Durham’s housing units are in single-family structures, 8% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 33% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How Durham compares
Durham's median is above the North Carolina median on 5 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 4. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | Durham lower · median · upper Durham | North Carolina NC | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
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Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$60,384 $72,274 $99,206 | $68,675 | $77,171 |
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Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
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45% 67% 75% | 41% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
35% 40% 45% | 30% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
|
5.4% 5.5% 5.5% | 6.2% | 5.2% |
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HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
4.2% 4.9% 5.1% | 4.0% | 3.8% |
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Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
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0.83% every tract | 0.73% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
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0.35% 0.35% 0.39% | 0.51% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
27.6% 29.6% 31.9% | 29.9% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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