The 10 Best Neighborhoods In Durham For 2021

Do you like your neighborhood?

Is it friendly, and where everyone knows their neighbors?

No matter if you live in the sticks or in an apartment building in downtown Durham, you have a little pocket that you can call home. And each neighborhood is different.

Smaller neighborhoods usually have obvious benefits -- less crime, a slower pace of life, and a lower cost of living. But not all Durham neighborhoods are created equal. Some are better than others. But which ones?

Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Durham are the best. If you're in one of the places we're about to highlight, odds are you know you've got it made. So, if you're thinking of moving to North Carolina and Durham is on the top of your list, check out our best neighborhoods to live in.

Here are the best neighborhoods in Durham for 2021.

So what's the best neighborhood to live in Durham for 2021? According to the most recent census data, West End looks to be the best Durham neighborhood to live in.

Read on to see how we determined the places around Durham that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in Durham.

Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from best to worst.

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How We Determined The Best Durham, NC Neighborhoods In 2021

In order to rank the best neighborhoods in Durham, we had to determine what criteria defines a "best".

Using crime, census, and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

• High incomes
• Low unemployment rates
• Low crime
• High home prices
• High population densities (A proxy for things to do)

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 41 in each category, where 1 was the best.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a best neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest best neighborhood index the "Best City Neighborhood In Durham." We're lookin' at you, West End.

Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the best places Durham, North Carolina has to offer. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from best to worst.

Putting A Bow On Our Analysis Of The Best Neighborhoods In Durham

If you're measuring the neighborhoods in Durham where crime is low and everyone wants to live, this is an accurate list.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Durham aren't all good. Duke Homestead takes the title of the worst neighborhood to live in Durham.

We ranked the neighborhoods from best to worst in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Best Neighborhoods To Live In Durham For 2021