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Retire To Chapel Hill, NC
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina


Chapel Hill Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Orange County blank blank 133,801
Chapel Hill 38,719 48,715 57,233



Chapel Hill
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$378,371-4.6%
Mar $369,500 . .
Feb $401,704 . .
Jan $371,659 . .
2011 .$396,6314.7%
2010 .$378,7505.2%
2009 .$359,967-3.8%
2008 . $374,084 -4.0%
2007 . $389,567 0.8%
2006 . $386,583 7.2%
2005 . $360,775 11.5%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Chapel Hill GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $378,371 $276,000
Nearest Big City Raleigh na
Home Sales Price in Raleigh $224,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 169% of Raleigh home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Chapel Hill GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $378,371 $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,227 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 20.7 times the annual rent 14.7



Chapel Hill
Cost of Living (2012)
141% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Chapel Hill Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 6.9% -- 23* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 102 days 31* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Chapel Hill Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 55
2009 20
2008 142
2007 41
2006 149
2005 239



Chapel Hill Interactive Maps


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