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Median Home Price in Chapel Hill, NC

The median home value in Chapel Hill, NC is $642,319 as of 2026-06-30, down 1.08% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$642,319

Year-over-Year

-1.08%

Population

63,906

Chapel Hill ranks #3 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 107.0% above the state's city median of $310,273. It sits in Orange County, where the county-wide median is $513,893.

Crime in Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill police recorded a violent crime rate of 172 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,515 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Chapel Hill

How much does a house cost in Chapel Hill, NC?

The median home value in Chapel Hill is $642,319. That's down 1.08% from a year earlier. That is about 107.0% above the typical county in North Carolina.

Is Chapel Hill expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Chapel Hill are more expensive than Orange County as a whole, where the median is $513,893 — a difference of about 25.0%.

Is Chapel Hill a safe place to live?

Chapel Hill police reported 172 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 63,906. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.