Hillsborough
Hillsborough is the answer when Durham gets too loud and Chapel Hill gets too pleased with itself. Twelve miles up I-85, the Eno River town has spent the last decade quietly accumulating novelists, a Saturday farmers market with actual farmers, and a downtown short enough to walk twice before dinner at Panciuto or Matthew's Chocolates. Dating here means weeknight readings at Purple Crow Books and weekend hikes at Occoneechee Mountain. The tradeoff: charm comes with a 25-minute drive to anywhere your date might also want to be, and the dating pool is shallow enough that you will run into your ex at the co-op. Plan accordingly.
Hillsborough by the numbers
Hillsborough runs male-heavy, about 58% men to 42% women.
Median individual income in Hillsborough is about $50,800.
North Carolina registers voters by party, and Durham County is about 50% Democratic to 9% Republican, with a near-equal 41% Unaffiliated bloc - a deep-blue Research Triangle county.
The median renter in Hillsborough pays about $1,300 a month.
About 3,800 Hillsborough residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Wooden Nickel Pub - Hillsborough
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Big Bob's City Grill
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Antonia's Restaurant
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Cup-A-Joe
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Saratoga Grill
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The Nomad At The Osbunn
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The House at Gatewood
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Nash Street Tavern
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Yonder: Southern Cocktails and Brew
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Serratore's Pasta and Pizza
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Big Spoon Roasters
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Spencer's Tavern