1502 Ruffin St, Durham, NC 27701 Property Records

Durham County property record for 1502 Ruffin St, Durham, NC 27701

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	2 bd · 1 ba · 1,138 sqft · built 1947
Lot Size	0.19 acres (8,276 sqft)
Owner	2 Individual Names on File
Last Sale	$161,500 (Oct 2004)
Tax Bill	$4,575 (2025)
Deeds & Mortgages	Dec 2017 Transfer
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`0822-84-7398`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`0822-84-7398`
Alternative APNs	`0822-84-73-9862` `082216848308` `105798`

Interior

Bedrooms	2 Beds
Full Baths	1 Bath
Total Rooms	3 Rooms
Stories	1 Story
Building Area	1,138 sqft Heated Area
1st Floor Area	1,138 sqft
Basement Area	946 sqft
Unfinished Basement	946 sqft
Fireplaces	1 Fireplace
Fireplace	Fireplace

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1947
Effective Year Built	Effective 1947
Architectural Style	Ranch
Exterior Material	Brick Veneer
Construction Type	Wood
Roof Material	Asphalt
Lot Area	8,276 sqft (0.19 acres)

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Cooling System	HVAC
Heating System	HVAC
Sewer	Municipal

Location & Zoning

Street Address	1502 RUFFIN ST
City	DURHAM
State	NC
Zip	27701-1217
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	PROP-SECURITY HOME BUILDR S/BLK:A/LT#04 PL:000017-000074
Legal Block	A
Legal Lot Number	4
Jurisdiction	DURHAM NC
Township / Civil Division	DURHAM
Census Block Group	1
Census Block	1007
Census Tract	302

Owner

Source: Durham County records · APN 0822-84-7398

Assessment roll updated September 23, 2025 · Last verified April 2026

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Owner of Record	2 Individual Names on File
Mailing Address	1502 RUFFIN ST, DURHAM, NC 27701-1217
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Owner Type	Individual

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Sale	Oct 04, 2004 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Oct 04, 2004 · Amount on Record
Deed Book / Page	4564 / 749
Last Transfer Date	Dec 11, 2017
Transfer Doc	0083290893
Record Updated	Jun 08, 2026

December 2017: Quit Claim Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Quit Claim Deed
Jurisdiction	DURHAM NC
Recording Date	Dec 15, 2017
Property Address	1502 RUFFIN ST, DURHAM, NC 27701-1217
Document Number	0083290893
Book / Page	008329 / 000893
Instrument Date	Dec 11, 2017
Instrument	44177
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Jan 03, 2018

Transaction

Tax	$0.00
Additional	Quitclaim Intrafamily Transfer

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Relationship	Tenants by the Entirety
Address	3817 GLEN IRIS LN RALEIGH NC 276124277, RALEIGH, NC 27612-4277

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Durham County records · Assessment roll updated September 23, 2025 · Last verified April 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	North Carolina
County	Durham County
Municipality	Durham City
Unified School District	Durham Public Schools (PK - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025	$4,575.00 (+13.98%)	$461,526 (+50.6%) Land $267,750 Building $193,776	$461,526 (+50.6%) Land $267,750 Building $193,776
2023	$4,014.00 (+2.35%)	$306,451 Land $118,700 Building $187,751	$306,451 Land $118,700 Building $187,751
2022	$3,922.00

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Durham County (37063C), updated June 21, 2026 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 370630003021, refreshed September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Nearest Special Flood Hazard Area	Zone AE, within 500 ft
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Flood Insurance Cost	Premium on Record median of 15 policies
Community Rating System	Class 7 (15% premium discount)
Nearby Flood Policies	15 in force
Nearby Flood Claims	1 (1996)
Most Recent Claim	Sep 1996 · Hurricane Fran

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Low lower than 97% of the US · lower than 98.5% of North Carolina
Wildfire Likelihood	Under 0.01% annual chance
Exposure	Direct burnable vegetation at the parcel

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, availability as of December 31, 2025 · sampled at 413 locations within half a mile · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Frontier Fiber	7,000 / 7,000
AT&T Fiber	5,000 / 5,000
Spectrum Cable	1,000 / 1,000
Verizon Fixed Wireless	1,000 / 75
T-Mobile USA Fixed Wireless	100 / 20

May also be available: Google Fiber.

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System via ECHO, 2026 Q3 · EPA community water system boundaries v3.0, March 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Water System	CITY OF DURHAM serves 333,490 people
Water Source	Surface water
Last State Inspection	Mar 2026
Lead	Under 1 ppb (2023–2025) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	None last 10 years
Treatment and Procedure	None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting	None last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system as reported to EPA, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. The full violation and enforcement history is in the system's EPA record.