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Durham, NC Rental Market Trends

What is the average rent in Durham?

The average rent for an apartment in Durham is $1,575. The cost of rent varies depending on several factors, including location, size, and quality.

Average rent in Durham, NC

Last updated February 2023
Average Rent Average Apartment Size
$1,575 934 sq. ft.

What is the average apartment size in Durham?

The average size for a Durham, NC apartment is 934 square feet, but this number varies greatly depending on unit type, with cheap and luxury alternatives for houses and apartments alike. Studio apartments are the smallest and most affordable, 1-bedroom apartments are closer to the average, while 2-bedroom apartments and 3-bedroom apartments offer a more generous square footage.

Durham, NC apartment rent ranges

Durham, NC Occupied Housing Units

56,591 or 48% of the households in Durham, NC are renter-occupied while 61,047 or 52% are owner-occupied.

Durham, NC rent trends

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Average Rent in Durham, NC By Neighborhood

Albright
$1,918
Burch Avenue
$1,918
Central Park
$1,918
Cleveland - Holloway
$1,918
Downtown Durham
$1,918
Duke Park
$1,918
Old Five Points
$1,918
Old North Durham
$1,918
Trinity Park
$1,918
Warehouse District
$1,918
West End Durham
$1,918
Edgemont
$1,764
Franklin Village
$1,764
Golden Belt
$1,764
Duke East Campus
$1,719
Trinity Heights
$1,719
Walltown
$1,719
Wellons Village
$1,660
West Murray - Broad
$1,653
Morehead Hill
$1,625
Southside - St. Teresa
$1,625
North Carolina Central University
$1,619
American Village
$1,615
Arrowhead
$1,615
Bennet Place
$1,615
Cameron Woods
$1,615
Carillon Forest
$1,615
Colony Park
$1,615
Country Club Heights
$1,615
Cranford Road
$1,615
Crest Street
$1,615
Croasdaile
$1,615
Croasdaile Farm
$1,615
Croasdaile Village
$1,615
Duke Forest
$1,615
Duke West Campus
$1,615
Forest Oaks
$1,615
Lochn'ora
$1,615
Myers Park - Beechgrove
$1,615
Old West Durham
$1,615
Omah Street
$1,615
Spring Valley
$1,615
Walden Pond
$1,615
Waterford
$1,615
Watts Hospital - Hillandale
$1,615
Welcome Circle
$1,615
West Hills
$1,615
Westwood Estates
$1,615
Willow Ridge
$1,615
Woodstone at Croasdaile Farm
$1,615
Amberlynn Valley
$1,596
Ashley Forest
$1,596
Davis Park by Ashton Woods
$1,596
Eastway Village
$1,596
Gatewood Forest
$1,596
Grove Park
$1,596
Marbry Landing
$1,596
Meadows of Pagehurst
$1,596
Old East Durham
$1,596
Pagehurst
$1,596
Pleasant Drive
$1,596
Ravenstone
$1,596
Ridgefield
$1,596
Stirrup Creek
$1,596
Stonehill Estates
$1,596
Taylor Estates
$1,596
Duke Homestead
$1,551
Horton Hills
$1,551
Scarsdale Village
$1,551
Anderson St. - Wrightwood Park
$1,548
Garret Farms - Porchlight - Hartley
$1,548
Parc at University
$1,548
Research Triangle Park
$1,522
Wynterfield
$1,522
Cardinal Lake
$1,502
Merrick Moore
$1,502
Bent Creek - Woodberry Forest
$1,488
Chapel Hill Road
$1,488
Colchester
$1,488
Colony Woods
$1,488
Dixon Road Area
$1,488
Five Oaks
$1,488
Forest Hills
$1,488
Green Mill
$1,488
Hope Valley
$1,488
Hope Valley Downs
$1,488
Hope Valley Green
$1,488
Hope Valley North
$1,488
Knollwood
$1,488
Lakewood Park
$1,488
Long Meadow
$1,488
Lyon Park
$1,488
Mary Dell
$1,488
Parkside
$1,488
Rockwood
$1,488
Sheridan Drive
$1,488
Sterling Ridge
$1,488
Sunningdale
$1,488
Surrey Green
$1,488
The Landing at Southpoint
$1,488
Trotter Ridge
$1,488
Tuscaloosa - Lakewood
$1,488
Valley Brook
$1,488
Valley Run
$1,488
Westgate Townes
$1,488
Highgate
$1,485
Hope Valley Forest
$1,485
Stratford Lakes
$1,485
Woodcroft
$1,485
Abercromby
$1,482
Abron Drive
$1,482
Auburn Hills
$1,482
Auburn Park
$1,482
Auburn Square
$1,482
Audubon Park
$1,482
Belcrest
$1,482
Brandon Ridge
$1,482
Buck Crossing
$1,482
Chancellor's Ridge
$1,482
Colvard Farms
$1,482
Copper Creek
$1,482
Crooked Creek
$1,482
Cross Timbers
$1,482
Darby Glen
$1,482
Eagle's Pointe
$1,482
Emorywood Estates
$1,482
Fairfield
$1,482
Folkestone
$1,482
Fortune's Ridge
$1,482
Homeplace I
$1,482
Homeplace II
$1,482
Hope Valley Farms
$1,482
Huntington Ridge
$1,482
Lake Park
$1,482
Lakehurst
$1,482
Lochside
$1,482
Newhall Village
$1,482
Oakhaven
$1,482
Park Ridge
$1,482
Parkwood
$1,482
Penrith
$1,482
Providence Ridge
$1,482
South Terrace at Auburn
$1,482
Southampton
$1,482
Southpoint Manor
$1,482
Swallows Ridge
$1,482
The Hills at Southport
$1,482
Wellington Forest
$1,482
Whitney Park
$1,482
Woodlake
$1,482
Woodwinds
$1,482
Colonial Village
$1,378
Crown Point
$1,378
Eno Trace
$1,378
Glennstone
$1,378
Landon Farms
$1,378
Milan Woods
$1,378
Northeast Hills
$1,378
Northgate Park
$1,378
Old Farm
$1,378
Stadium Heights
$1,378
Stillwood
$1,378
Summer Meadow
$1,378
Swann's Mill
$1,378
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Neighborhood Average Rent
Albright $1,918
Burch Avenue $1,918
Central Park $1,918
Cleveland - Holloway $1,918
Downtown Durham $1,918
Duke Park $1,918
Old Five Points $1,918
Old North Durham $1,918
Trinity Park $1,918
Warehouse District $1,918
West End Durham $1,918
Edgemont $1,764
Franklin Village $1,764
Golden Belt $1,764
Duke East Campus $1,719
Trinity Heights $1,719
Walltown $1,719
Wellons Village $1,660
West Murray - Broad $1,653
Morehead Hill $1,625
Southside - St. Teresa $1,625
North Carolina Central University $1,619
American Village $1,615
Arrowhead $1,615
Bennet Place $1,615
Cameron Woods $1,615
Carillon Forest $1,615
Colony Park $1,615
Country Club Heights $1,615
Cranford Road $1,615
Crest Street $1,615
Croasdaile $1,615
Croasdaile Farm $1,615
Croasdaile Village $1,615
Duke Forest $1,615
Duke West Campus $1,615
Forest Oaks $1,615
Lochn'ora $1,615
Myers Park - Beechgrove $1,615
Old West Durham $1,615
Omah Street $1,615
Spring Valley $1,615
Walden Pond $1,615
Waterford $1,615
Watts Hospital - Hillandale $1,615
Welcome Circle $1,615
West Hills $1,615
Westwood Estates $1,615
Willow Ridge $1,615
Woodstone at Croasdaile Farm $1,615
Amberlynn Valley $1,596
Ashley Forest $1,596
Davis Park by Ashton Woods $1,596
Eastway Village $1,596
Gatewood Forest $1,596
Grove Park $1,596
Marbry Landing $1,596
Meadows of Pagehurst $1,596
Old East Durham $1,596
Pagehurst $1,596
Pleasant Drive $1,596
Ravenstone $1,596
Ridgefield $1,596
Stirrup Creek $1,596
Stonehill Estates $1,596
Taylor Estates $1,596
Duke Homestead $1,551
Horton Hills $1,551
Scarsdale Village $1,551
Anderson St. - Wrightwood Park $1,548
Garret Farms - Porchlight - Hartley $1,548
Parc at University $1,548
Research Triangle Park $1,522
Wynterfield $1,522
Cardinal Lake $1,502
Merrick Moore $1,502
Bent Creek - Woodberry Forest $1,488
Chapel Hill Road $1,488
Colchester $1,488
Colony Woods $1,488
Dixon Road Area $1,488
Five Oaks $1,488
Forest Hills $1,488
Green Mill $1,488
Hope Valley $1,488
Hope Valley Downs $1,488
Hope Valley Green $1,488
Hope Valley North $1,488
Knollwood $1,488
Lakewood Park $1,488
Long Meadow $1,488
Lyon Park $1,488
Mary Dell $1,488
Parkside $1,488
Rockwood $1,488
Sheridan Drive $1,488
Sterling Ridge $1,488
Sunningdale $1,488
Surrey Green $1,488
The Landing at Southpoint $1,488
Trotter Ridge $1,488
Tuscaloosa - Lakewood $1,488
Valley Brook $1,488
Valley Run $1,488
Westgate Townes $1,488
Highgate $1,485
Hope Valley Forest $1,485
Stratford Lakes $1,485
Woodcroft $1,485
Abercromby $1,482
Abron Drive $1,482
Auburn Hills $1,482
Auburn Park $1,482
Auburn Square $1,482
Audubon Park $1,482
Belcrest $1,482
Brandon Ridge $1,482
Buck Crossing $1,482
Chancellor's Ridge $1,482
Colvard Farms $1,482
Copper Creek $1,482
Crooked Creek $1,482
Cross Timbers $1,482
Darby Glen $1,482
Eagle's Pointe $1,482
Emorywood Estates $1,482
Fairfield $1,482
Folkestone $1,482
Fortune's Ridge $1,482
Homeplace I $1,482
Homeplace II $1,482
Hope Valley Farms $1,482
Huntington Ridge $1,482
Lake Park $1,482
Lakehurst $1,482
Lochside $1,482
Newhall Village $1,482
Oakhaven $1,482
Park Ridge $1,482
Parkwood $1,482
Penrith $1,482
Providence Ridge $1,482
South Terrace at Auburn $1,482
Southampton $1,482
Southpoint Manor $1,482
Swallows Ridge $1,482
The Hills at Southport $1,482
Wellington Forest $1,482
Whitney Park $1,482
Woodlake $1,482
Woodwinds $1,482
Colonial Village $1,378
Crown Point $1,378
Eno Trace $1,378
Glennstone $1,378
Landon Farms $1,378
Milan Woods $1,378
Northeast Hills $1,378
Northgate Park $1,378
Old Farm $1,378
Stadium Heights $1,378
Stillwood $1,378
Summer Meadow $1,378
Swann's Mill $1,378
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What are the most affordable neighborhoods in Durham?

The most affordable neighborhoods in Durham are Colonial Village, where the average rent goes for $1,378/month, Crown Point, where renters pay $1,378/mo on average, and Eno Trace, where the average rent goes for $1,378/mo. If you’re looking for other great deals, check out the listings from Glennstone ($1,378), Landon Farms ($1,378), and Milan Woods ($1,378), where the asking prices are below the average Durham rent of $1,575/mo.

What are the most expensive neighborhoods in Durham?

The most expensive neighborhoods in Durham are Trinity Park ($1,918), Warehouse District ($1,918) and West End Durham ($1,918).

What are the most popular neighborhoods in Durham?

The most popular neighborhood in Durham is Westgate Townes, where there are 13 listings with an average rent of $1,488. Next up is Highgate, where apartments go for $1,485/month, followed by Lakewood Park with $1,488 If you’re looking to rent in Durham’s most popular neighborhoods, make sure to also check out Crest Street, where renters pay $1,615 on average, and Crooked Creek, where the average monthly rent is $1,482.

Durham | Rent Comparison by Neighborhood

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Rent in Abercromby is the same as in Abron Drive

$1,482

Abercromby rent is 6% lower than Durham average

Average Rent $1,482
$1,482

Abron Drive rent is 6% lower than Durham average

Average Rent $1,482

How Durham Compares to Other Cities

City Average Rent
Charlotte $1,632
Raleigh $1,612
Winston - Salem $1,198
Greensboro $1,239
Durham $1,575
Fayetteville $1,236
Concord $1,531
Clayton $1,543
Wilmington $1,630
Greenville $1,316
Asheville $1,712
Cary $1,664
Morrisville $1,702
Burlington $1,302
Garner $1,464
Chapel Hill $1,879
Fuquay Varina $1,614
Wake Forest $1,668
Knightdale $1,626
Apex $1,631
Holly Springs $1,597

What is the average price for a storage unit in Durham?

The average rent for a non-climate-controlled 10'x10' storage unit in Durham is $94.28. Rental costs vary depending on several factors, including unit size and the storage facility's location and amenities.

Most Popular Apartments in Durham

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University Ridge Apartments

3611 University Dr, Durham, NC 27707
12 Units available
  • 1 BED
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500 South Lasalle Street, Durham, NC 27705
  • Studio
  • 1 BED
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