Orange County, North Carolina
Chapel Hill Real Estate and Local Guide
Chapel Hill is a college town built around the University of North Carolina that keeps a small-town feel within the larger Research Triangle metro. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Chapel Hill best.
About the area
Living in Chapel Hill, NC
Nicknamed the "Southern Part of Heaven".
The housing market
Homes in Chapel Hill
- Just under half of housing units, about 48.7%, are owner-occupied.
- Roughly 41.6% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- The median home value is about $576,500.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Chapel Hill home
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Flagship campus of the University of North Carolina system
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Home to one of the nation's first campus planetariums, opened in 1949
Franklin Street
The town's main commercial and historic street beside campus
Bolin Creek Trail
Chapel Hill's oldest and most popular greenway
Battle Branch Trail
Greenway trail in the town's park network
Neighborhoods
Chapel Hill areas to know
Meadowmont Village
Planned new-urbanist community with shops, greens, and a pool
Southern Village
Planned new-urbanist neighborhood south of downtown
Gimghoul
Historic district near campus listed on the National Register
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.