What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Stadium Heights?
Stadium Heights is ranked #103 of 107 eligible neighborhoods in Durham; #513 of 535 eligible neighborhoods in NC; and #14,245 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Stadium Heights
Durham, NC | Durham County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
24.6
Stability and Strength
29.9
Value Opportunity
28.1
Momentum
11.2
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Durham, NC |
| County | Durham County |
| National rank | #14,245 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #513 of 535 |
| City rank | #103 of 107 |
| County rank | #102 of 106 |
| National percentile | 4.8 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $321,299 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -4.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.40% |
| Home value to income ratio | 6.51 |
| Median household income | $49,331 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 30.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 11.9% |
| Homeownership rate | 56.5% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 11.5% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 49.2% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Stadium Heights
Is Stadium Heights one of the best neighborhoods in Durham?
Stadium Heights has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 24.6 and a city ranking of #103 of 107 eligible neighborhoods in Durham.
How much are homes worth in Stadium Heights?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Stadium Heights is approximately $321,299.
Are home values rising or falling in Stadium Heights?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -4.0% year over year and -0.40% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Stadium Heights?
Stadium Heights has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 11.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Stadium Heights?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $49,331.
How affordable is Stadium Heights relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.51. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Stadium Heights primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 56.5%.
What is the unemployment rate in Stadium Heights?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 11.9%.
How educated are residents of Stadium Heights?
Approximately 30.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Stadium Heights face high rent burden?
Approximately 49.2% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Stadium Heights?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications54
Estimated originations34
Home-purchase applications31
Origination rate63.3%
Home-purchase share57.6%
Average application loan$344,679
Total application loan amount$18,693,365
National application rank#6,913 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 11.5% YoY; originations 13.9% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.