Claremont South at a Glance
Claremont South is the newer half of the Claremont story — the phase built south of Homestead Road, inside Carrboro's town limits with a Chapel Hill 27516 address. Saussy Burbank craftsman and farmhouse designs, Energy Star and NGBS Green certified, built 2015–2020. I'm Tim Clarke — Certified Residential Pricing Specialist, 18 years selling Raleigh-Durham real estate. For buyers who want walkable-Carrboro energy with a newer-construction house, this is the neighborhood that keeps winning the comparison.
What the Numbers Say
- Recent closings span roughly $453K townhome-scale to $1.3M, with the single-family core trading around $914K
- Homes run ~1,150 to 4,400+ square feet on compact lots — large homes, small yards, by design
- HOA about $344/quarter, pool included
Life in Claremont South
The Shared Claremont Package
Residents share the broader Claremont amenity set: pool, clubhouse, fitness center, playground, jogging trails, picnic area, and basketball court. The compact-lot trade-off buys you this — the yard work shrinks, the shared spaces do the entertaining.
Carolina North Forest Next Door
The Homestead Road corridor is the neighborhood's quiet superpower: the paved Carolina North Greenway enters UNC's 947-acre Carolina North Forest — 25-plus miles of trails — directly from Homestead. Homestead Park's ballfields, dog park, skatepark, and the indoor Homestead Aquatic Center sit three miles east on the same road.
Errands and Evenings
Weaver Street Market's lawn in downtown Carrboro is nine minutes away — the co-op, the coffee, the Sunday scene. Harris Teeter at Chapel Hill North covers the grocery run, and Franklin Street is about fourteen minutes for the UNC evening.
Schools
Claremont South sits in Carrboro, which is entirely within Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools — the MLS record across sixteen of seventeen recent sales shows McDougle Elementary, McDougle Middle, and Chapel Hill High, with the high school just up Homestead Road. (Some portals print a different elementary; the per-listing MLS data disagrees with them.) My team and I confirm the live CHCCS assignment on any address before you write the offer.
The Commute Math
From Claremont South: about 27 minutes to downtown Durham, 28 to Research Triangle Park, 35 to RDU Airport — and, more to the point for most buyers here, nine minutes to Carrboro and fourteen to UNC.
Buying or Selling in Claremont South
A neighborhood spanning $453K to $1.3M prices on product type — townhome, cottage, and full-size single-family run on separate curves, and Saussy Burbank plans carry their own premiums. My team and I keep all of it current. Shopping the Chapel Hill-Carrboro market? Start with my Chapel Hill guide or watch Claremont South.
