Our realtor in Durham, North Carolina (NC) helps home buyers become more informed of the unique conditions within the real estate marketplace in Durham, North Carolina. As an introduction, let's first examine the city of Durham, North Carolina.

Durham is located in Durham County, North Carolina. As the county seat Durham NC is home to Duke University, North Carolina Central University, and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. Durham is the cornerstone city of the Research Triangle Park (RTP area) of North Carolina. The Durham-Chapel Hill metro population is approx. 470,000 and the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill population is approx. 1.6 million and growing. Durham is the City of Medicine with a strong connection to Duke University and the Duke medical center. Durham houses 300 nearby medical and healthcare facilities.

Durham is home to several major research and development facilities and universities including Duke University. Over 25,000 North Carolina residents work at Duke University and its related medical facilities, this makes Duke University one of North Carolina's largest private employers. Durham is considered the "City of Medicine" due to the many hospitals and leading global healthcare companies based in the area. Nearly 20% of Durham's population work in a health-related field as healthcare is the city's leading industry.

Durham was founded in 1853 by a country physician named Bartlett Durham who lived and practiced throughout the greater Durham and RTP metropolitan areas. In Durham's early days the town was centered around the "Bull Durham Tobacco Company". The name "Bull Durham" had been taken from the bull on the British Coleman's Mustard, which was being manufactured in Durham, England. The rapid growth and prosperity of the Bull Durham Tobacco Company, and Washington Duke's Duke & Sons Tobacco Company, created rapid growth for the city of Durham, North Carolina. Much of the early Durham homes and city architecture, both commercial and residential, dates from the period of 1890 - 1930.

Trinity College, was established in Durham NC in 1892, and was transformed into Duke University in 1924 on a large endowment from James B. Duke to honor his father, Washington Duke. The original campus of Trinity College would become the Women's College, and a new campus was built in the forest west of Durham. Durham did not experience the same early increases in new homes and new housing development as did neighboring Raleigh and Cary. Durham new homes and residential growth began to occur again in the 1980s, as Durham home builders constructed multiple new Durham Homes and Durham housing developments in the southern part of Durham, adjacent to Research Triangle Park, new homes growth and downtown development became revitalized. A new downtown baseball stadium was constructed for the Durham Bulls in 1994, and a large-scale historic renovation of the American Tobacco Company, near the Bull Durham baseball complex began in 2003.

Durham is located at 35°59'19" North, 78°54'26" West. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city including many Durham new homes has a total area of 245.8 km˛ (94.9 mi˛). 245.1 km˛ (94.6 mi˛) of it is land and 0.7 km˛ (0.3 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.29% water.

The 2000 census reports count 74,981 households in Durham. The population density is 763.1/km˛ (1,976.4/mi˛). There are 80,797 new homes in Durham and Durham housing units have an average density of 329.7/km˛ (853.8/mi˛).

The median income for a Durham household is $41,160, and the median income for a Durham family is $51,162. Durham College and Universities include: Duke University, North Carolina Central University, Durham Technical Community College, and more. Durham NC also has many sports and entertainment attractions including: The Durham Bulls minor league baseball club, who play in the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, south of downtown Durham. Durham is home to Duke University and the Blue Devils Men's basketball team is consistently one of the nation's top college basketball teams. North Carolina Central University is also located in Durham, NC. Durham NC also hosts the American Dance Festival a six week dance performance held each summer as Duke University. Points of Interest in Durham NC Include: American Tobacco Trail, Bennett Place, Catsburg Stove, Horton Grove, NC Museum of Life and Science, Sarah Duke Gardens, Stagville, and West Point Mill.

Durham new homes offers Durham homeowners a rich art and cultural community. Events include jazz festivals, blues festivals, symphony concerts, art exhibitions, and many expositions, including the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Durham new homes and residential communities also feature excellent restaurants and culinary offerings, particularly for a city its size, with a wide selection of restaurants primarily located in the Ninth Street, Brightleaf, and University Drive areas. There is a resurgence of restaurants in and around the downtown Durham area, including many new restaurants in the American Tobacco District of Durham NC.

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