Carrboro, Orange County, North Carolina Town Profile

Carrboro is a town in Orange County, North Carolina. Located near Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina, Carrboro has a reputation as one of the most liberal communities in the southern United States. It was the first municipality in North Carolina to elect an openly gay mayor, and the first municipality in North Carolina to grant domestic-partner benefits to same-sex couples.

Known originally as West End because of its location west of Chapel Hill, Carrboro was settled in 1882 around a spur of the Durham-Greensboro Southern Railway. The railroad stop was located about a mile west of the University of North Carolina (UNC) campus in order not to disturb the local population and to make it more difficult for students to leave campus by train. In 1913 the town was renamed Carrboro in honor of a local land and mill owner, Julian Shakespeare Carr, began providing streets and electric power to the community.

Some of the most distinctive architectural treasures of Carrboro are its approximately 150 mill houses constructed in the 1910s-30s. Many of these homes have been restored.

Carrboro has a thriving arts scene. The town is known for the Carrboro Music Festival, an annual all-day event in the fall which celebrates local music with performances throughout the downtown area.

• Carrboro's Town Population: 16,782
• Orange County's Population: 121,991
• Orange County's Growth Rate: 5.6% from 2000 - 2006
• Median Age: 29.1 years (2007)
• Median Household Income: $57,004 (2007)
• Average Annual Rainfall: 47.60 inches

• Town of Carrboro and Orange County Combined Property Tax Rate: $1.8072/$100

Cindy Brudvik Davis, RE/MAX Southern Advantage, a full service real estate agent in Pittsboro, Chatham County, will work on your behalf to actualize your real estate and home ownership goals in the following NC Triangle towns and communities: 

Apex (Chatham and Wake Counties)

Carrboro (Orange County)

Cary (Chatham and Wake Counties)

Chapel Hill (Chatham and Orange Counties)

Fearrington Village (Pittsboro in NE Chatham County)

Governor's Club (Chapel Hill, Chatham County)

Graham (Southern Alamance County)

Holly Springs (Wake County)

Morrisville (Wake County)

Pittsboro (Chatham County)

Raleigh and North Raleigh (Wake County)

RTP (Research Triangle Park)

Siler City (Chatham County)

Silk Hope (Pittsboro and Siler City in Chatham County)

Snow Camp (Southern Alamance County)

Southwest Durham County (near Duke University and the Streets at Southpoint)

UNC (Chapel Hill, Orange County) 

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