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Chapel Hill is a mid-size city of 61,607 people in Orange County, North Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Durham, NC and 23 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $614k and rent runs about $2k a month.
61,607people
$614kTypical home
$1,613/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 61,607
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,840 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 9 mi to Durham, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $614k (≈$3,870/mo)
- Median rent $1,613/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,751 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 24% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 77% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 35% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to RDU airport
- 15 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 302 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 307 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Orange County: D+51 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk