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About Carrboro
Town in North Carolina, United StatesCarrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 21,295 at the 2020 census. The town, which is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill combined statistical area, was named after North Carolina industrialist Julian S. Carr. Located directly west of Chapel Hill, home of the University of North Carolina's flagship campus, Carrboro has a reputation as one of the most progressive communities in the Southeastern United States. It was the first municipality in North Carolina to elect an openly gay mayor (Michael R. Nelson in 1995) and the first municipality in the state to grant domestic-partner benefits to same-sex couples. In October 2002, Carrboro was a…
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Housing in Carrboro
The typical Carrboro home is worth about $424,000, down 3.2% in a year, 27% above the North Carolina typical home.
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Safety in Carrboro
Safety Grade C
Carrboro reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less. Within North Carolina, it does better than 60% of towns.
Schools in Carrboro
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The public schools Carrboro’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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