Apartments for Rent in Chapel Hill, NC

The best apartments in Chapel Hill, NC are: Glen Lennox Apartments, Link Apartments® Linden, Link Apartments® Calyx, Sunstone Apartments and Blu on Farrington.

The average rent in Chapel Hill, NC is $1,909.

The price range for a studio apartment in Chapel Hill, NC is between $1,143 and $2,644.

The price range for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chapel Hill, NC is between $908 and $10,290.

The price range for a 2-bedroom apartment in Chapel Hill, NC is between $908 and $5,132.

The price range for a 3-bedroom apartment in Chapel Hill, NC is between $908 and $6,090.

In Chapel Hill, 53% of the residents are renting compared to 47% owning a home, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Large-scale apartment buildings with more than 50 units represent 21% of Chapel Hill's rentals, 65% are small-scale complexes with under 50 units, and 13% are single-family rentals.

The average age of rental buildings in Chapel Hill is 25 years old, with 55% being newer apartment buildings completed since 2000. The average height of apartment buildings in the city is 4 stories, of which 83% are garden-style apartment communities, 26% are mid-sized buildings, and none are high-rises. These characteristics describe large-scale apartment communities of 50 apartments or more.

Rental apartments in Chapel Hill come in a range of sizes and floorplans. Studio apartments represent 2% of units for rent, ideal for singles, renters on a budget and people who value central locations more than space. Rentals with 1-bedroom floorplans make up 40% of the total apartments in the city, while 2-bedroom floorplans represent around 43% of all rentals in Chapel Hill. The rest are larger floorplans with 3 bedrooms or more, typically preferred by families, larger households or roommates sharing space.