South Durham
South Durham is the part of the city the relocation packets actually sell. Southpoint anchors it, RTP feeds it, and the apartment complexes off 54 and 55 fill nightly with arrivals from Boston, Lagos, Hyderabad, and Charlotte who all swiped right on the same three-bedroom listing. The dating pool here is the most diverse in the metro and the most transactional: software contracts end, leases end, situationships end on the same calendar. First dates skew Nantucket Grill, Namu, or coffee at Joe Van Gogh while one party low-key scouts whether the other has a garage. Ambition is fluent. Permanence is the harder ask.
South Durham by the numbers
South Durham runs female-leaning, about 44% men to 56% women.
Median individual income in South Durham is about $42,700.
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 South Durham pays about $1,430 a month.
About 14,300 South Durham residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Frankie's of Raleigh
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Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
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Streets at Southpoint Food Court
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Angel Island Fun Park | Durham NC
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Bean Traders
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Bowlero Durham
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Triangle Rock Club - Durham
Wheelchair access - South DurhamDining
Succotash Southern and Creole Kitchen.
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It's a Southern Thing - Ellis Crossings
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Foster Street Coffee
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Mission X Escape
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Pistachio Ice Cream
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Conniption Bar & Lounge - Formerly known as Corpse Reviver Bar & Lounge
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106 Main
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Daughters Coffee and Books
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The Bean Flower
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The Daily
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The Can Opener Food Truck Park, Craft Coffee, Beer and Cocktails