Cost of Living in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

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Annual Breakdown

Gross Salary $70,000
Taxes (Est.) ...
Housing (Rent) -$20,532
Net Income ...

Cost of Living Index

96.4
Cheaper Avg (100) Pricier

Living in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is roughly 4% less expensive than the national average.

Monthly Take-Home

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Affordability Score

Grade
Rent Burden –%
Affordable (<20%) 30% Rule Stretched (>40%)

K-12 Schools

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Schools 160
Enrollment 89,563
Pupil:Teacher 0:1
Charter 15%
Title I 0%

Colleges & Universities

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Institutions 9
Avg In-State $16,553
Avg Out-of-State $25,702
Avg Grad Rate 69.5%
Institution Enrollment In-State Tuition Grad Rate
Elevate Salon Institute 85 $0 100.0%
Duke University 17,112 $63,450 96.0%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 32,234 $7,019 92.0%
Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill 171 $0 77.0%
Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College 32 $0 67.0%
North Carolina Central University 7,965 $3,728 46.0%
Piedmont Community College 1,250 $2,432 42.0%
Durham Technical Community College 4,354 $2,128 36.0%
Watts College of Nursing 134 $20,560