 The City of Durham is a compact, 299 square-mile, single-city county with a population of over 200,000. Settled by the Scots, Irish, and British in the 1700s, Durham, known as the City of Medicine, has grown from a farm and textile based economy to one based on cutting edge research and development, technology, scholarship and medicine. Durham also boasts the prestigious Research Triangle Park, the world’s largest university-related research park populated with major multinational corporations encompassing over 7,000 acres of North Carolina pine forest and has approximately 1,100 acres for development. It is home to more than 136 companies which employ 37,600 workers in a variety of industries. The combined annual salaries in RTP amount to over $2.7 billion dollars... Overall, Durham is a matchless blend of sophistication and small town charm. Centrally located; it is approximately 250 miles from Washington, DC and 390 miles from Atlanta, Georgia. The City is part of a larger standard metropolitan area with a population of over 235,000. This region has the highest per capita population of PhDs, scientists, and engineers in America. This impressive Nobel-Prize winning province is complemented by the scholarly preeminence of North Carolina Central and Duke Universities.
Other area attractions are its climate and location. This area is ideally located for recreation and  culture. There are two recreational lakes nearby and virtually any sport can be found in either amateur or professional venues. The home of the Durham Bulls (triple-A) minor league baseball team, the Durham Bulls Athletic Park (DBAP), is located in downtown Durham. Raleigh is home to the Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) and the Carolina Courage (WUSA). The Charlotte Bobcats (NBA) and the Carolina Panthers (NFL) both play in Charlotte, North Carolina, approximately 145 miles from Durham. The North Carolina Symphony and area museums provide year-round enjoyment. North Carolina beaches are within two and a half hours and the mountains are within four hours. Golf can be played year-round either locally or at world-famous Pinehurst resorts, (1999 US Open), which is within two hours.
 Durham North Carolina offers a lively world of art and culture without any of the usual compromises in the quality of life. We invite you to Durham North Carolina and the ResearchTrianglePark area to see for yourself why national magazines have called Durham one of the best places to live and do business in the nation and the "#3 MostEnlightenedCity". Contact us to find out more about the Durham Real Estate market.
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