A city of 291,467, settled in 1869. Home to 68 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Durham does most differently from other towns.
1883 · First Duke tobacco factory and surround…6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 68 places on the National Register.
228,330 people in 2010; 291,467 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
I love taking a walk along the Eno River on a beautiful day like today, with the sun shining and a gentle breeze. The fact that Durham is…
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Durham. Another town gets a different order.
42% of Durham’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Raleigh (13%), Chapel Hill (7%) and Cary (5%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
82 miles of trails across 85 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Point on the Eno | 5.9 mi | 400 |
| 2. Sarah P. Duke Gardens | 4.8 mi | 54 |
| 3. Jordan Game Land | 3.4 mi | 1,432 |
Durham beats the North Carolina average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| What stands out | Durham | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5% | 7.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.6% | 8.1% |
Durham reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 94% report less.
The typical Durham home is worth about $390,000, down 3.4% in a year, 16% above the North Carolina typical home.
The public schools Durham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearsontown Elementary | PK–5 | 765 | A |
| Research Triangle Charter | K–8 | 710 | C− |
| Forest View Elementary | PK–5 | 662 | B |
| Southwest Elementary | PK–5 | 639 | C |
| Maureen Joy Charter School | K–8 | 631 | D |
| Lyons Farm Elementary | PK–5 | 608 | Not graded |
Durham has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.
4 colleges in town.
68 places in Durham on the National Register of Historic Places.
38 notable people were born in Durham.
City in North Carolina, United States
Durham ( DURR-əm) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, being the county seat of Durham County, with outskirts of the city limits also extending into Orange County and Wake County. Durham is the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina and 70th-most populous city in the United States with a population of 283,506 at the 2020 census. The four-county Durham–Chapel Hill metropolitan area has an estimated 620,000 residents, while the greater Research Triangle area has a population of over 2.37 million people. The city is located in the east-central part of the Piedmont region along the Eno River. A railway depot was established in 1849 on land donated by Bartlett S. Durham, the eponym o…
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5 towns share a border with Durham.
