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Durham
Durham
North Carolina
70 reviews
Member of the World Health Organization Global Network of age-friendly Cities and Communities

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 251,893 as of July 1, 2014, making it the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 78th-most populous city in the United States. Durham is the core of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 542,710 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates. The US Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 2,037,430 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates.
It is the home of Duke University and North Carolina Central University, and is also one of the vertices of the Research Triangle area (home of the Research Triangle Park).

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Because I have a 96 real mother that live there in the city it's a good city

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Durham is beautiful. There are many spots to spend time including eating out with a nice view of nature, there are shopping centers with a nice path to walk to be outside enjoying the sun and fresh air.

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To make sure that we are getting the right amount of hard work and dedication of what do be better people that we are able to be involved with achieve our goals and improve.

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I live in a nice community friendly neighborhood

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C+

How did North Carolina earn the grade of C+? We examined the state taxes based on how age friendly they are. North Carolina has a state sales tax of 4.75%. Of particular interest is that North Carolina does not have taxes on social security. There are no estate taxes. There are no taxes imposed on inheritance. North Carolina has an effective property tax rate of 0.86%. Weighing these taxes and other taxes most likely to impact the aging population is how North Carolina earned its state tax grade of C+.

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