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Best places to live in Greater Durham

6 places with 353,537 residents within about 25 km of Durham, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Durham, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 59,568 residents    61
  2. 2Carrboro
    North Carolina, 21,156 residents    61
  3. 3Hillsborough (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 6,415 residents    50
  4. 4Durham (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 257,636 residents    49
  5. 5Gorman (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 1,011 residents    45
  6. 6Butner
    North Carolina, 7,751 residents    38

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For retired couples

  1. 1Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 59,568 residents    73
  2. 2Carrboro
    North Carolina, 21,156 residents    73
  3. 3Durham (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 257,636 residents    60
  4. 4Hillsborough (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 6,415 residents    60
  5. 5Butner
    North Carolina, 7,751 residents    43

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For remote workers

  1. 1Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 59,568 residents    61
  2. 2Carrboro
    North Carolina, 21,156 residents    61
  3. 3Durham (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 257,636 residents    60
  4. 4Butner
    North Carolina, 7,751 residents    48
  5. 5Hillsborough (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 6,415 residents    48

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For commuters

  1. 1Durham (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 257,636 residents    79
  2. 2Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 59,568 residents    69
  3. 3Carrboro
    North Carolina, 21,156 residents    65
  4. 4Hillsborough (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 6,415 residents    57
  5. 5Butner
    North Carolina, 7,751 residents    55

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For single professionals

  1. 1Durham (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 257,636 residents    69
  2. 2Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 59,568 residents    52
  3. 3Carrboro
    North Carolina, 21,156 residents    45
  4. 4Hillsborough (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 6,415 residents    33
  5. 5Butner
    North Carolina, 7,751 residents    14

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Butner
    North Carolina, 7,751 residents    45
  2. 2Durham (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 257,636 residents    42
  3. 3Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 59,568 residents    35
  4. 4Carrboro
    North Carolina, 21,156 residents    34
  5. 5Hillsborough (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 6,415 residents    23

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Towns in Greater Durham