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Chapel Hill, NC 27517 Housing Market

Data snapshot: October 26, 2026. Closed-sale window: last 6 months.
Chapel Hill, NC inventory balance
Homes for sale vs homes under contract. Pending-to-active ratio: 0.06
ActiveActive listings: 7070PendingPending sales: 44
Chapel Hill, NC: what sellers ask vs what buyers pay
Median asking price of current listings vs median closed sale price over the last six months
AskingMedian asking price (current listings): $591k$591kSoldMedian sold price (last 6 months): $720k$720k
What homes actually sell for in Chapel Hill, NC
Distribution of 285 closed sale prices over the last six months (5th to 95th percentile). Middle half of sales: $458k to $1.04M
$250k to $444k: 51 sales$250k$444k to $638k: 60 sales60sales$638k to $831k: 44 sales$638k$831k to $1.02M: 46 sales$1.02M to $1.22M: 24 sales$1.02M$1.22M to $1.41M: 16 sales$1.41M to $1.61M: 10 sales$1.41M$1.61M to $1.8M: 7 salesMedian $720k

What the numbers say

As of October 26, 2026, Resideline is tracking 70 active listings and 4 pending sales in ZIP code 27517. That pending-to-active ratio of 0.06 makes it a typical-pace market: listings are going under contract at about the pace of most ZIP codes Resideline tracks.

The median asking price of current listings is $591,000, while the median of the 285 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months was $720,000. Those two figures describe different sets of homes, so any gap between them reflects the mix of what is listed now versus what recently sold, not a negotiating discount. Resideline has been seeing the median active listing in 27517 for 93 days.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median home price in 27517?

The median closed sale price in Chapel Hill, NC 27517 was $720,000 over the last six months, based on 285 closed sales tracked by Resideline. The middle half of those sales ranged from $458,073 to $1,040,000.

Is 27517 a buyer's or seller's market?

Resideline is currently tracking 4 pending sales against 70 active listings in 27517, a pending-to-active ratio of 0.06. Resideline tracks a sample of pending sales, so the ratio is most useful as a comparison: across the 3,777 ZIP codes Resideline tracks, the middle half run from 0.05 to 0.11. A higher ratio means listings go under contract faster, which usually favors sellers; a lower one gives buyers more room. By that comparison, 27517 is currently a typical-pace market.

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