Orange County NC Website
17 <br /> Housingin January 2026 Survey of County & Municipal Planning Departments: <br /> • 11,365 new residential units approved on plans in Orange County <br /> • Does NOT include residences that have been approved and finalized in recent years <br /> • 3,850 Units Under Construction, mostly in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough <br /> • 3,189 Multifamily Units <br /> • 413 Townhomes <br /> • 248 Single-Family Homes <br /> • 7,515 Approved but Unbuilt Residential Units <br /> • 4,995 Multifamily Units <br /> • 1,213 Townhomes <br /> • 1,307 Single-Family Homes <br /> • 37 units (11 %) are restricted as "affordable" <br />