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 remained the same 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 $1,505. A 1-bedroom apartment in Durham, NC costs about $1,458 on average, while a 2-bedroom apartment is $1,549. Houses for rent in Durham, NC are more expensive, with an average monthly cost of $1,995.


1 bedroom	$1,300	1%	No Change
2 bedroom	$1,595	1%	3%
3 bedroom	$1,950	1%	3%
4 bedroom	$2,395	3%	1%
Studio	$1,414	4%	7%

		Comparables
Downing Creek	$2,082
Downtown Durham	$1,796
Duke Forest	$1,319
East Durham	$1,250
Ed Cook	$1,800
Farrington	$1,651
Hope Valley	$1,837
North Garrett Road	$1,500
Watts Hospital Hillandale	$1,768
Woodcroft	$1,673


Apartments	$1,505	1%	No Change
Condos	$1,600	4%	No Change
Houses	$1,995	No Change	No Change
Rooms	$754	No Change	No Change

Studio

Average rent

$1,414

Last 30 days

Last year

1 bedroom

Average rent

$1,300

Last 30 days

Last year

No Change

2 bedroom

Average rent

$1,595

Last 30 days

Last year

3 bedroom

Average rent

$1,950

Last 30 days

Last year

4 bedroom

Average rent

$2,395

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$1,746

10%

lower than the national median

Median rent price$2,192

13%

higher than the national median

Takeaway

The median rent for all rentals in Durham, NC is 20% lower than the median rent in Apex, NC.

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Apex

$2,192

Last year

Carrboro

$1,300

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Cary

$1,995

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Chapel Hill

$1,900

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Fearrington Village

$1,750

12%

Last year

Gorman

$1,842

Flat

Last year

Hillsborough

$1,755

Last year

Mebane

$1,975

10%

Last year

Morrisville

$1,950

10%

Last year

Pittsboro

$2,250

11%

Last year

Raleigh Durham

$2,317

24%

Last year

Raleigh

$1,700

Last year

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.