Apartments for Rent in Kernersville, NC

Prices and availability in Kernersville, NC were last updated on 10 Sep 2026.

The best apartments in Kernersville, NC are: Hawthorne at the Meadows, Hawthorne at Main, Welden Park, Lindsey Manor and The Vieux at Welden.

The average rent in Kernersville, NC is $1,347.

The price range for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kernersville, NC is between $655 and $2,962.

The price range for a 2-bedroom apartment in Kernersville, NC is between $733 and $3,208.

The price range for a 3-bedroom apartment in Kernersville, NC is between $655 and $3,413.

In Kernersville 40% of the housing is rented out compared to 60% of homes are owned, according to the most recent Census Bureau estimates. 13% of Kernersville's apartments are found in large buildings of 50 units or more, 70% are located in smaller apartment complexes with less than 50 units, and 14% are single-family rentals.

The average age of rental buildings in Kernersville is 26 years old, with 52% being newer apartment buildings completed since 2000. The average height of apartment buildings in the city is 4 stories, of which 91% are garden-style apartment communities, 17% are mid-sized buildings, and 2% are high-rises. These characteristics describe large-scale apartment communities of 50 apartments or more.

Rental apartments in Kernersville come in a range of sizes and floorplans. Studio apartments represent 0.2% 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 51% of all rentals in Kernersville. The rest are larger floorplans with 3 bedrooms or more, typically preferred by families, larger households or roommates sharing space.