All Scored Addresses in Durham, NC

Durham, North Carolina earns an average StreetScore of 49/100 across 5 scored addresses — a below-average score with notable challenges in several categories. Score distribution across analyzed addresses: 0% rate excellent (80+), 0% good (60–79), 100% fair (40–59), and 0% poor (below 40).

Durham performs best in environmental quality (70/100), reflecting clean air and low noise pollution levels; cost of living (63/100), reflecting affordable housing and overall cost of living relative to peers, and natural hazard risk (62/100), reflecting low exposure to floods, earthquakes, and wildfires.

Areas where Durham has more room to improve include public safety (28/100), indicating higher-than-average crime rates, which prospective residents should research; livability (34/100), indicating limited walkability or transit options, making a car more necessary, and school quality (50/100), indicating lower-rated schools, which families with children may want to investigate further.

Overall, Durham, North Carolina offers a mixed quality of life with notable trade-offs, particularly its environmental quality and cost of living, making it well-suited for residents who have researched the specific neighborhoods carefully.