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Unshakable ZIP Data 27517 | Chapel Hill, NC Housing Market

Chapel Hill · Orange County · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro · North Carolina · Data updated June 19, 2026

The median sale price in ZIP 27517, Chapel Hill, North Carolina is $629,813 at $259 per square foot. 144 single-family homes sold in the latest period, up 12.6 percent from a year earlier. Homes sit a median of 23 days on market with 3.6 months of supply. Sellers are getting 98.7 percent of list price and 23.6 percent of homes sold above asking.

Balanced market.

Value anchors

MetricValueYear over year
Average single-family value$738,295
Average price per sq ft$304
Median sale price$629,813
Median sale price per sq ft$259
Median home size2,428 sq ft
Median new listing price$770,414+12.5%
National size rank4,339

Sales activity

MetricValueYear over year
Homes sold144+12.6%
Median days on market23 days
Months of supply3.6 months
New listings242+12.9%
Active listings326+16.1%
Pending sales172+10.5%

Pricing power

MetricValueYear over year
Average sale-to-list ratio98.7%-0.9 pts
Share sold above list23.6%-10.0 pts

Bedroom value anchors

Average values by bedroom count. Value anchors for orientation, not appraisals.

1-bedroom
$312,343
2-bedroom
$329,891
3-bedroom
$586,723
4-bedroom
$886,634
5-bedroom
$1,137,225

These figures describe the single-family market for Chapel Hill, North Carolina ZIP 27517. They are market context, not a substitute for sold comps or a formal appraisal.