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Rank: 20

Rank: 20


Metro: Durham (N.C.)
Share of homes with increasing values: 27.91%
Median value: $177,900
Annual change: -2.83%
Quarterly change: 1.00%

Durham, home of Duke University, is part of the world-famous Research Triangle, along with Raleigh, the site of North Carolina State University, and Chapel Hill, home of the University of North Carolina. The Durham area also has six hospitals and the Research Triangle Park, the largest research park in the world.