Mebane
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About Mebane
City in North Carolina, United StatesMebane ( MEB-ən) is a city located mostly in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States, and partly in Orange County. The town was named for Alexander Mebane, an American Revolutionary War general and member of the U.S. Congress. It was incorporated as "Mebanesville" in 1881, and in 1883 the name was changed to "Mebane". It was incorporated as a city in 1987. The population as of the 2020 census was 17,797. Mebane is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in North Carolina. Mebane straddles the Research Triangle and Piedmont Triad Regions of North Carolina. The bulk of the city is in Alamance County, which comprises the Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, itself a component…
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Housing in Mebane
The typical Mebane home is worth about $351,000, down 0.7% in a year, close to the North Carolina typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Mebane
Safety Grade D
Mebane reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less. Within North Carolina, it does better than 37% of towns.
Schools in Mebane
In the guide →School Grade C+
The public schools Mebane’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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Where Mebane is
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