Chapel Hill, NC Real Estate

Chapel Hill is home to UNC and keeps a classic college-town character, with tree-lined neighborhoods that stay in steady demand from faculty, students, and alumni.

Chapel Hill area-wide market snapshot

Market-wide figures for all of Chapel Hill, not only the homes listed on this site. Calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from MLS-sourced listing data for Chapel Hill, refreshed nightly -- updated Oct 27, 2026.

Median list price
$525,000
Median sale price (12mo)
$549,417
Avg. days on market
106 days
Sale-to-list ratio
98.5%
Year over year
+3.2%

Homes for sale in Chapel Hill

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Recently sold in Chapel Hill

Last 6 months. Real comps from the MLS, not estimates.

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Sold 4 mo ago
$615,000
Villas at Culp Arbor
Chapel Hill, 27517
2 bd·2 ba·1,802 sqft
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Sold 6 mo ago
$1,100,000
Chesley
Chapel Hill, 27514
5 bd·4.5 ba·3,745 sqft

Nearby schools

Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.

Elementary
FPG Elementary
0.59 mi away · Grades -1-5
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
4.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
530
Student:teacher ratio
14.3:1
District
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Middle
Smith Middle
3.24 mi away · Grades 6-8
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
4.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
716
Student:teacher ratio
13.8:1
District
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
High
East Chapel Hill High
4.76 mi away · Grades 9-12
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
4.4
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: A (2025)
Enrollment
1,475
Student:teacher ratio
16.4:1
District
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

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Listing data provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last sample-row update: April 8, 2026. Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Equal Housing Opportunity.