Southeast

Carrboro

Orange County, NC

Population

21,242

Walk Score

86 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,299

Median home value

$457,200

Settled

1882

Carrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 21,295 at the 2020 census. The town, which is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill combined statistical area, was named after North Carolina industrialist Julian S. Carr.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Carrboro Commercial Historic District · listed 1985
  • Lloyd, Thomas F., Historic District · listed 1986

Notable landmarks

  • Alberta Mill Complex · listed 1976
  • Hogan, Thomas and Mary, House · listed 2001
  • Neville, Jeter and Ethel, House
  • Neville, Jeter and Ethel, House · listed 2023

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