Apartments for Rent in Chapel Hill, NC

Prices and availability in Chapel Hill, NC were last updated on 17 Sep 2026.

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 $950 and $2,477.

The price range for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chapel Hill, NC is between $908 and $5,034.

The price range for a 2-bedroom apartment in Chapel Hill, NC is between $908 and $5,498.

The price range for a 3-bedroom apartment in Chapel Hill, NC is between $908 and $7,500.

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 age and size of multifamily buildings are among the most visible characteristics of the rental market in a city. In this case, the apartment buildings in Chapel Hill are about 25 years old, on average. Of these, 55% have been built since 2000, representing the newer options on the market and typically offering more amenities. Rental buildings in the city have an average height of 4 stories. About 83% of the rental communities here are low-rise, garden-style communities, 26% are mid-rises, and none are high-rise buildings. These are true especially for large-scale multifamily buildings with over 50 apartments.

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.