Average Rent in Durham, NC and Rent Price Trends

Rent price trends in
Durham, NC

Rent price trends

Rent prices for all bedroom counts and property types in Durham, NC have increased by 1% in the last month and have remained the same in the last year.

Rent prices on this page are calculated on a rolling 30-day basis and updated daily.

Rent comparables in
Durham, NC
The monthly rent for an apartment in Durham, NC is $1,500. A 1-bedroom apartment in Durham, NC costs about $1,315 on average, while a 2-bedroom apartment is $1,529. Houses for rent in Durham, NC are more expensive, with an average monthly cost of $2,080.


1 bedroom	$1,285	1%	1%
2 bedroom	$1,662	1%	1%
3 bedroom	$2,000	1%	1%
4 bedroom	$2,497	2%	2%
Studio	$1,450	No Change	1%

		Comparables
Downing Creek	$1,647
Downtown Durham	$1,852
Duke Forest	$1,315
East Durham	$1,500
Ed Cook	$1,847
Hope Valley	$1,922
North Garrett Road	$1,826
Northgate Park	$1,995
Treyburn	$1,799
Watts Hospital Hillandale	$1,854


Apartments	$1,500	1%	No Change
Condos	$1,650	No Change	No Change
Houses	$2,080	1%	No Change
Rooms	$750	2%	No Change

Studio

Average rent

$1,450

Last 30 days

No Change

Last year

1 bedroom

Average rent

$1,285

Last 30 days

Last year

2 bedroom

Average rent

$1,662

Last 30 days

Last year

3 bedroom

Average rent

$2,000

Last 30 days

Last year

4 bedroom

Average rent

$2,497

Last 30 days

Last year

The table above reflects average rent prices in Durham, NC, broken down by the number of bedrooms, neighborhoods, and property types. The availability of data for each category is dependent on market inventory and will adjust depending on your selected filters.

Compare rent prices in Durham, NC to other cities

Median rent prices in Durham, NC for all bedroom counts and property types compared to Apex, NC.

Durham

Median rent price$1,800

lower than the national median

Median rent price$2,195

13%

higher than the national median

Takeaway

The median rent for all rentals in Durham, NC is 18% lower than the median rent in Apex, NC.

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Cost of living in
Durham, NC

The overall cost of living in Durham, NC is 1% lower than the national average. Explore the cost of essential expenses, then use our rent calculator to help set your budget.