Welcome Home to Village Hearth!
Village Hearthers marching in 2024 Durham Pride Parade
The first 55+ cohousing community in the USA created by and for
LGBTQIA+ People, Friends, and Allies.
LGBTQIA+ People, Friends, and Allies.
New Special In-person Event
Community Tour with Q&A
See our available homes!
Sunday, July 27, 2025, at 2:00pm ET
4900 Buttonbush Dr
Durham, NC 27712
Please register here: https://forms.gle/4fGQLJyVRxbwKEkT7
We've been really excited about an "Eye on America" segment about Village Hearth that was recently aired on The CBS Evening News. Click the logo to watch!
Click here to see homes currently available for sale!
How will I know if a home is coming up for sale? Please complete the online form Resale Interest List to receive information directly by email when a Village Hearth home becomes available.
Would you like to learn more about our community?
An Hour with Village Hearth
Join VHC hosts by ZOOM for a casual chat about life at Village Hearth Cohousing. We’ll talk about all the events happening here and there will be plenty of time for your questions, too. Join in and maybe meet your new neighbors!
This event is usually available the first Tuesday of every month. Due to the significant interest generated by the CBS broadcast mentioned above, we have added four extra dates for July. When you register at the link below, you can select one of these dates to join us.
Monday July 14 6:00-7:00 pm EDT
Monday July 21 6:00-7:00 pm EDT
Tuesday July 22 6:00-7:00 pm EDT
Tuesday July 29 6:00-7:00 pm EDT
Register now for An Hour with Village Hearth
Meet & Greet
Come and learn about our very special cohousing community virtually. Meet with a group of Village Hearth members who will share information including a video and answer your questions.
Tuesday evening, July 15 at 6 PM.
Register now for our next Meet & Greet info session
An Hour with Village Hearth
Join VHC hosts by ZOOM for a casual chat about life at Village Hearth Cohousing. We’ll talk about all the events happening here and there will be plenty of time for your questions, too. Join in and maybe meet your new neighbors!
This event is usually available the first Tuesday of every month. Due to the significant interest generated by the CBS broadcast mentioned above, we have added four extra dates for July. When you register at the link below, you can select one of these dates to join us.
Monday July 14 6:00-7:00 pm EDT
Monday July 21 6:00-7:00 pm EDT
Tuesday July 22 6:00-7:00 pm EDT
Tuesday July 29 6:00-7:00 pm EDT
Register now for An Hour with Village Hearth
Meet & Greet
Come and learn about our very special cohousing community virtually. Meet with a group of Village Hearth members who will share information including a video and answer your questions.
Tuesday evening, July 15 at 6 PM.
Register now for our next Meet & Greet info session
Are you interested in Durham, NC? Village Hearth is nestled on the northern edge of Durham (pop. 310,000) on 15 acres, 5 of which have been developed to create our cozy community. Along with Chapel Hill and Raleigh, Durham completes the Research Triangle — home of Duke University, North Carolina Central University (an HBCU), NC State University and the University of NC. Check these articles: 36 Hours In Durham, NC, and 48 Hours in Black Durham.
We are LGBTQIA+ people, friends, and allies sharing a caring community on 15 beautiful acres in Durham, NC. We have the privacy of our own right-sized, sustainable homes and the company of a close-knit and mutually supportive group of neighbors.
Cohousing is collaborative. Our community reflects our values and priorities. It is self-designed, self-developed, and self-managed.
Our neighborhood is made up of 28 single-story fully equipped homes, with inviting front porches and individual back yards. The homes cluster around the common house, leaving almost ten acres for natural open spaces, gardens, and outdoor activities.
Universal design with wide doorways, roll-in showers, and gentle grades throughout ensures our entire community is accessible to everyone.
The central green space, the common house, the gardens, and the workshop offer plentiful opportunities for connection, creativity, exercise, and fun.
Our common house has a large gourmet kitchen, a multi-purpose dining room, office, laundry, exercise room, guest suite, sitting/game room, and sewing/craft room.
Policies are agreed on by members of the community. We are a non-smoking community. Your pets are welcome.
Cohousing is collaborative. Our community reflects our values and priorities. It is self-designed, self-developed, and self-managed.
Our neighborhood is made up of 28 single-story fully equipped homes, with inviting front porches and individual back yards. The homes cluster around the common house, leaving almost ten acres for natural open spaces, gardens, and outdoor activities.
Universal design with wide doorways, roll-in showers, and gentle grades throughout ensures our entire community is accessible to everyone.
The central green space, the common house, the gardens, and the workshop offer plentiful opportunities for connection, creativity, exercise, and fun.
Our common house has a large gourmet kitchen, a multi-purpose dining room, office, laundry, exercise room, guest suite, sitting/game room, and sewing/craft room.
Policies are agreed on by members of the community. We are a non-smoking community. Your pets are welcome.
Check the Events page for information on upcoming current virtual opportunities to learn about Village Hearth and to meet some of us.
You know you would like to check us out. Come to a virtual Meet & Greet. Get to know some of these delightful people. Or get serious with a Deep Dive into the details of buying a home here.
