What is the median home value in Chapel Hill, NC?

Name: Home values in Chapel Hill, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Chapel Hill, NC is $613,700 (±$21,263), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Chapel Hill, the median home value went from $399,700 in 2015–2019 to $613,700 in 2020–2024 (+53.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $613,700 (±$21,263)
Owner-occupied homes: 10,048 (±460)
Most common range: $500,000 to $999,999

Home values in Chapel Hill

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Chapel Hill	Orange County	North Carolina	United States
Less than $50,000	1.0% (±0.6 points)	4.6%	5.9%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	1.1% (±0.8 points)	1.6%	6.8%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	1.7% (±0.8 points)	2.8%	8.3%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	2.3% (±1.1 points)	4.2%	10.6%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	8.5% (±1.7 points)	13.4%	20.5%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	21.7% (±3.0 points)	29.4%	28.3%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	47.9% (±3.5 points)	33.3%	16.3%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	16.0% (±2.4 points)	10.6%	3.3%	7.1%

The most common range is $500,000 to $999,999, 47.9% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Chapel Hill against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Chapel Hill	Orange County	North Carolina	United States
Median home value	$613,700 (±$21,263)	$459,500 (±$9,735)	$288,900 (±$1,086)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	10,048 (±460)	36,606 (±794)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142

In Chapel Hill, the median home value is higher than in Orange County ($459,500).

It is also higher than in North Carolina ($288,900).

It is higher than the national figure ($332,700).

In Orange County, Chapel Hill ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 21 of 647.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Chapel Hill have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$399,700 (±$15,344)	$613,700 (±$21,263)	+53.5%	Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$2,306 (±$95)	$2,912 (±$154)	+26.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$6,165 (±$193)	$7,191 (±$345)	+16.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Chapel Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Chapel Hill
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Chapel Hill	—	$613,700 (±$21,263)	—
Carrboro	2.6 mi	$539,400 (±$38,058)	Lower
Governors Village	5.3 mi	$602,100 (±$33,244)	Not measurably different
Governors Club	6.0 mi	$889,500 (±$76,608)	Higher
Briar Chapel	8.3 mi	$570,300 (±$33,658)	Lower
Durham	8.7 mi	$392,800 (±$6,855)	Lower
Fearrington Village	9.2 mi	$472,600 (±$34,682)	Lower
Hillsborough	11 mi	$460,100 (±$32,156)	Lower
Efland	13 mi	$234,600 (±$182,658)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Carrboro, NC ($539,400), Briar Chapel, NC ($570,300), Durham, NC ($392,800).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Governors Club, NC ($889,500).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
1	Chapel Hill	$613,700 (±$21,263)
2	Carrboro	$539,400 (±$38,058)
3	Hillsborough	$460,100 (±$32,156)
4	Efland	$234,600 (±$182,658)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Chapel Hill

What is the average home value in Chapel Hill, NC?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $613,700 (±$21,263) for owner-occupied homes in Chapel Hill (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Chapel Hill gone up?

In Chapel Hill, the median home value went from $399,700 in 2015–2019 to $613,700 in 2020–2024 (+53.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in Chapel Hill sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Chapel Hill town, North Carolina (place:11800, in state:37).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.