EflandNC
A town of 1,611, settled in 1890.
Is Efland a good place to live?
The best of Efland’s subject grades are a B+ for health and cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 1 of North Carolina’s 451 towns score higher on hazard risk. Efland’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile, above both North Carolina’s towns (0.2) and U.S. towns (0.4). Moorefields and Cedar Grove Rural Crossroads Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Efland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Efland stand out
Where Efland beats most towns.
100% of working residents leave Efland for work
Where Efland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Efland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Efland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Kenan Memorial Stadium and 31 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Efland. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaKenan Memorial Stadium
32 mi Stadium & arenaLenovo Center
32 mi Stadium & arenaCarter–Finley Stadium
12 mi LandmarkBennett Place State Historic Site
14 mi Stadium & arenaDean Smith Center
31 mi Stadium & arenaWakeMed Soccer ParkPhoto 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 · Bennett Place State Historic Site: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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
Moving to Efland: who provides what
Efland is unincorporated, so Orange 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 Efland.
In Efland, the FEMA risk score runs lower than in the typical North Carolina or U.S. town
Efland’s FEMA risk score is 13 of 100, below both the North Carolina town median (47 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Efland’s public schools outperform 50% of North Carolina districts
Its public schools are run by the Orange County Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efland Cheeks ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 532 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of North Carolina and the rest of the country, fewer of Efland’s working residents work locally
No town among the 291 in North Carolina we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Efland. Since 2013, Efland has lost 30 jobs, to 112 in 2023. Efland’s average trip to work is 31 minutes.
| Efland | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than North Carolina overall
Children under 18 are 35% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 9% of residents (17% statewide). The median age in Efland is 30.7 years. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across North Carolina.
| Efland | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30.7 years | 40.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 53% and 76% women
The Census survey reached too few of Efland’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.4 points. Across North Carolina, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Efland | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 23.3% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.1% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.3% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 4.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.1% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.7% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.6% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 31.4% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.8% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
On CDC estimates, Efland is healthier than 74% of U.S. towns
Efland beats the North Carolina average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 15% of Efland adults report frequent mental distress.
| Efland | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Efland | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 8.1% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 89.3% | 87.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Efland has mild winters and hot summers
Efland has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 29° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Efland’s typical home value is about $379K
The typical Efland home is worth about $379,000, down 1.7% in a year, 14% above the North Carolina typical home. 88% of households own their home in Efland.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Efland has set aside 0.4% of its land for conservation
1.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Efland
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Efland
About 9 of every 100 Efland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
About Efland
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Efland is a census-designated place in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 852, up from the 2010 census population of 734. Efland is located along U.S. Route 70, 3 miles (5 km) west of Hillsborough, the Orange County seat, and 5 miles (8 km) east of Mebane. It is served by exit 160 from Interstate 85. The original name of the Efland community was Green Springs. Efland Ruritan Club hosts most of the CDP's activities, including an annual rodeo and the 4th of July and Christmas parades. The club was charted on December 7, 1981, and Ben Lloyd (former County Commissioner and Farmer) was its first president. Efland has two schools, Efland-Ch…
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 653 ft
- ZIP code
- 27243
Questions about Efland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Efland, NC expensive?
Not for the area. That is 4.5 years of the area's median household income ($83,500 across the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.