Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (2026)

Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 27704 Durham, NC $311,755 $1,788 4.47% 4.7%
2 27344 Siler City, NC $269,254 $1,500 4.35% 6.4%
3 27712 Durham, NC $428,436 $2,262 4.12% 5.4%
4 27208 Bennett, NC $228,713 $1,197 4.08% 5.2%
5 27252 Goldston, NC $293,070 $1,521 4.05% 5.9%
6 27703 Durham, NC $386,352 $1,868 3.77% 3.9%
7 27522 Creedmoor, NC $341,879 $1,650 3.76% 5.5%
8 27207 Bear Creek, NC $323,301 $1,521 3.67% 7.4%
9 27583 Timberlake, NC $326,148 $1,521 3.64% 6.5%
10 27574 Roxboro, NC $243,280 $1,080 3.46% 4.4%
11 27541 Hurdle Mills, NC $350,752 $1,521 3.38% 5.9%
12 27573 Roxboro, NC $193,167 $837 3.38% 4.4%
13 27509 Butner, NC $278,106 $1,179 3.31% 5.9%
14 27565 Oxford, NC $254,665 $1,080 3.31% 4.9%
15 27701 Durham, NC $427,836 $1,766 3.22% 3.6%
16 27572 Rougemont, NC $372,670 $1,521 3.18% 6.1%
17 27243 Efland, NC $399,109 $1,521 2.97% 5.6%
18 27231 Cedar Grove, NC $404,104 $1,521 2.94% 5.8%
19 27713 Durham, NC $422,482 $1,576 2.91% 4.7%
20 27516 Carrboro, NC $608,218 $2,197 2.82% 5.7%
21 27559 Moncure, NC $428,249 $1,521 2.77% 7.8%
22 27705 Durham, NC $473,801 $1,656 2.73% 4.9%
23 27510 Carrboro, NC $435,445 $1,479 2.65% 5.2%
24 27581 Oxford, NC $318,170 $1,080 2.65% 5.7%
25 27707 Durham, NC $413,718 $1,403 2.65% 4.2%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

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