Area data
Durham, NC — ZIP 27708
Population: 3,253 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 438.2 (+1.0% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 94.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, lightning, strongWind, tornado, hail
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 51.2 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 51
- Days with Good air quality
- 170
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (52 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) (13 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 21
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.4 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 154
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 211,596
- Average weekly wage
- $1,797
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Professional Services, Education
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,777
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