Durham County, NC Property Records
Durham County has 128,730 parcels on record in the ParcelAtlas database.Of these, 59,806 (46%) are owned by absentee owners — property owners whose mailing address differs from the property address. 22,230 (17%) are vacant or unimproved land, and 10,131 (8%) are owned by out-of-state investors. The average assessed value is $623,150.
129K
Total Parcels
Durham County, NC
60K
Absentee Owners
46% of all parcels
22K
Vacant / Unimproved
17% of all parcels
10K
Out-of-State Owners
8% of all parcels
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Data sourced from Durham County public assessor records, North Carolina. Refreshed periodically.