Durham, North Carolina
Nonstop to JFK, LaGuardia and Newark from RDU
- College townDuke University
- Job hubResearch Triangle Park
Home prices next to New York
Median listed home
New York metro$742,000
Durham$460,135
38% less, a $281,865 differencePrice per square foot
New York metro$494
Durham$242
2.0 times the space for the moneyRealtor.com via FRED, September 2026
Day-to-day costs
- Salary that matches $150,000 in New YorkBEA regional price parities, 2024
- $130,023
- Housing cost index, US = 100New York 148.6. BEA, 2024
- 98.9
Weather
31.8°January low
90.8°July high
5.2 inSnow per year
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Raleigh-Durham International Airport
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Find my citiesSources for this page
- Median listing price: Realtor.com via FRED MEDLISPRI20500
- Price per sq ft: Realtor.com via FRED MEDLISPRIPERSQUFEE20500
- Price parities: BEA via FRED RPPALL20500, 2024
- Housing index: BEA via FRED RPPSERVERENT20500, 2024
- New York: Realtor.com via FRED MEDLISPRI35620 and MEDLISPRIPERSQUFEE35620
- Flights: 2026-10-13
- Climate normals