Governors VillageNC
2,295 people live in this town in North Carolina.
Is Governors Village a good place to live?
The best of Governors Village’s subject grades are an A for health and an A− for incomes; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. 76% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Governors Village, above both North Carolina’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 32 of North Carolina’s 450 towns score higher on health. Governors Village's schools outperform 68% of the state's. 12% of the land in Governors Village is conserved, against 3.4% in North Carolina’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Governors Village has 2 places on the National Register. The biggest park or preserve is Jordan Game Land, at 35 acres. Governors Village has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Governors Village stand out
Where Governors Village beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Governors Village | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.1% | 13.9% |
How Governors Village grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Governors Village is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Kenan Memorial Stadium and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Governors Village. Close and well known come first.
4 mi Stadium & arenaKenan Memorial Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaLenovo Center
18 mi Stadium & arenaCarter–Finley Stadium
3 mi Stadium & arenaDean Smith Center
16 mi Stadium & arenaWakeMed Soccer Park
13 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 Governors Village: who provides what
Governors Village 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 Governors Village.
A smaller share of adults in Governors Village sleep under 7 hours than in the typical North Carolina or U.S. town
The share of adults 18 to 64 in Governors Village who have no health insurance: 6.2%. Only 10 of the 290 North Carolina towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Governors Village. Against the North Carolina average, Governors Village comes out ahead on 17 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1.
| Governors Village | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Governors Village | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.1% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.1% | 15.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Governors Village has mild winters and hot summers
For Governors Village, the midsummer high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Governors Village stands out in North Carolina and nationally, with the average trip to work shorter than most
2.1% of working residents work locally in Governors Village. Employers in Governors Village added 354 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 576. In Governors Village, the typical household income is $126,000. The top destinations are Durham (21%), Chapel Hill (18%) and Raleigh (12%).
| Governors Village | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $126,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Governors Village faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
In Governors Village, the FEMA risk score is 36 of 100. Expected losses in Governors Village break down as 63% from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jordan Game Land | — | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Governors Village sell for about $600K
Governors Village’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $1,779 a month. 60% of Governors Village households own their home.
| Governors Village | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,779 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 60% | 67% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Governors Village
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Governors Village
About 12 of every 100 Governors Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
About Governors Village
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
The Governors Village is a 450-acre (180-hectare) New Urbanism neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States, with an address of Chapel Hill. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,512. Governors Village consists of four residential home neighborhoods (Governors Village, Governors Park, Governors Forest, Governors Lake), 160 townhomes (Governors Village and Governors Lake Townes), 242 apartments (Camden Governors Village), and multiple commercial buildings. Governors Village is located directly across the street from the main entrance to Governors Club, a 1,600-acre (650-hectare) gated community with a 27-hole…
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 269 ft
Governors Village’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Governors Village.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governors Village | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Governors Club | — | — | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Carolina Meadows | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Governors Village and Governors Club have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Governors Village and Governors Club report no FBI crime data of their own. Carolina Meadows isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Governors Village with a neighbor →
Questions about Governors Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Governors Village, NC a good place to live?
2,295 people live in this town in North Carolina.
Is Governors Village, NC expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $602,000, 81% above the North Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.