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Briar Chapel is a big small town of 6,049 people in Chatham County, North Carolina. It's about 16 miles from Durham, NC and 27 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $570k and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,049people
$570kTypical home
$3,177/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,049
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,894 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 16 mi to Durham, NC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $570k (≈$3,596/mo)
- Median rent $3,177/mo
- Median household income $166k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (162 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (827 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 39% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 79% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to RDU airport
- 19 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2014
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 538 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 962 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 97 bars within 25 mi
- 268 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chatham County: D+12 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk