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Durham metro · South
Durham, NC
North Carolina · approx. 146,000 residents
Estimated from state baseline
Median income
$64.8K
household / year
Avg home price
$331K
~$1,658/mo mortgage
Avg rent
$1,620
per month
Cost of living
96
100 = US avg
How Durham scores
Job market depth31/100
Breadth of local employment and earning power.
Affordability70/100
How far the median income goes against home prices.
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