Carolina MeadowsNC
A town of 555 in North Carolina.
Is Carolina Meadows a good place to live?
72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Carolina Meadows, against 29% in North Carolina’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Of the 291 North Carolina towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Carolina Meadows. 28% of the land in Carolina Meadows is conserved, above both North Carolina’s towns (3.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Jordan Game Land, at 68 acres. Carolina Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
555 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Kenan Memorial Stadium and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Carolina Meadows. Close and well known come first.
4 mi Stadium & arenaKenan Memorial Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaLenovo Center
17 mi Stadium & arenaCarter–Finley Stadium
3 mi Stadium & arenaDean Smith Center
16 mi Stadium & arenaWakeMed Soccer Park
12 mi LandmarkBennett Place State Historic SitePhoto credits
Kenan Memorial Stadium: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · Lenovo Center: Edward T. Funkhouser, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carter–Finley Stadium: SMaloney, CC BY 3.0 · Dean Smith Center: No machine-readable author provided. Snargle~commonswiki assumed (based on copyr, Public domain · WakeMed Soccer Park: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bennett Place State Historic Site: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Carolina Meadows: who provides what
Carolina Meadows is unincorporated, so Chatham County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Carolina Meadows.
Carolina Meadows stands out in North Carolina and nationally: trail density there is higher
0.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jordan Game Land | — | 68 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Carolina Meadows than in most of North Carolina or the rest of the country
The middle household income for Carolina Meadows comes to $126,000. The town had 17 jobs in 2023, down 299 from 2013. Half commute less than 12 miles. The top destinations are Durham (21%), Chapel Hill (18%) and Raleigh (12%).
| Carolina Meadows | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $126,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.8% | 13% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Carolina Meadows, expect mild winters and hot summers
Carolina Meadows’ July high stands at 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: low risk in Carolina Meadows, mostly inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Carolina Meadows sits below 64% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 63% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Carolina Meadows is
Among adults in Carolina Meadows, 19% have obesity and 6.2% report frequent mental distress. The town does better than the North Carolina average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7. No town among the 290 in North Carolina we compare has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Carolina Meadows. Also worth knowing: 3.5% of adults smoke cigarettes in the town.
| Carolina Meadows | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 3.5% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 6.2% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 2.7% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Carolina Meadows | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 1.6% | 12.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 1.2% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 27.2% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Carolina Meadows
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Carolina Meadows
About 1 of every 100 Carolina Meadows residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
100% of working residents leave Carolina Meadows for work
Where Carolina Meadows’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Carolina Meadows
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Carolina Meadows is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 727. The community is in northern Chatham County, 5 miles (8 km) south-southeast of the center of Chapel Hill. The CDP is bordered to the north by Orange County and Durham County. State Road 1726 (Old Farrington Road) forms the southeastern border of the community, and State Route 1727 (Whippoorwill Lane) is the southwestern border. The Governors Village CDP is to the southwest, across Whippoorwill Lane.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 269 ft
Questions about Carolina Meadows
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carolina Meadows, NC a good place to live?
Carolina Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.