How Much Does Off-Campus Housing Cost Near NCCU in Durham?

Off-campus housing near NCCU costs about $575 to $925 a month per person in 2026, based on the Durham listings on Find My Place in October. The low end is splitting a two-bedroom at BLU Station ($1,150 for the whole unit). The high end is a private room on North Dillard Street with utilities and WiFi already included. Living alone starts at $875 for a studio.

Key Takeaways

• $815 a month gets you a private room on N Dillard St, 1.4 miles from campus, with utilities and WiFi in the rent.
• Durham apartments price the whole unit, not the bed, so divide by your roommates before you compare.
• The closest listing is The Dayton (0.5 miles): a two-bedroom townhome at $1,350, or $675 each with one roommate.
• One-bedrooms run $875 to $1,250 in most of Durham, and $1,500 and up near Duke and downtown.
• NCCU's cheapest dorm room is $3,195 a semester, about $710 a month across a nine-month school year.
• Utilities? Budget $50 to $120 a month per person when they aren't included.

What NCCU Off-Campus Housing Costs in 2026

A shared apartment near NCCU costs $575 to $900 a month per person, and a one-bedroom costs $875 to about $1,250 for the whole place. Here's what the main Durham listings on the off-campus housing near NCCU page charge right now:

• The Dayton, 1107 Dayton St (0.5 mi): a renovated two-story 2BR/2BA townhome plan at $1,350.
• Private rooms with walk-in closets at 218 N Dillard St (1.4 mi) list from $815 to $923, utilities and WiFi included.
• BLU Station Apartments on N Hardee St in East Durham (2.6 mi): one-bedrooms at $975 to $999, two-bedrooms at $1,150 to $1,199.
• Over in South Durham, University Ridge Apartments (3611 University Dr, 3.0 mi) starts one-bedrooms at $948 and two-bedrooms at $1,295.
• Icon Downtown Durham (2.1 mi, closer to Duke) has the cheapest studio on the page at $875, with two-bedrooms from $1,275.
• Clairmont at Hillandale on Bertland Ave (4.4 mi) runs $1,400 for a one-bedroom and $1,410 to $1,555 for most two-bedrooms.

A lot of the other listings on that page (Station Nine, One City Center, Trinity Commons at Erwin) sit near Duke or downtown and start at $1,725 to $2,642 for a one-bedroom. They're real options. They're just not budget ones.

Why Durham Rents Are Per Unit, Not Per Bed

Durham doesn't have the by-the-bed student complexes you see in Stillwater or Tallahassee. Its apartments rent the whole unit. You can tell from the numbers: rent goes up as bedrooms go up.

BLU Station is the cleanest example. Its one-bedroom is $975, its two-bedroom is $1,150. Chandler at University Tower climbs from $1,401 to $1,651 to $1,991 for a three-bedroom. If those were per-bed prices, the curve would go the other way.

So the per-person math is on you. A $1,150 two-bedroom is $575 each. A $1,350 townhome is $675 each. (One listing breaks the pattern: 5804 Hadrian Dr shows a six-bedroom house at $900 with no note on whether that's per room or the whole house. Ask before you assume.)

NCCU Off-Campus Housing Cost vs. Living on Campus

Living on campus at NCCU costs $3,195 to $5,241 a semester for 2026-27, per the NCCU 2026-2027 tuition and fees schedule. Spread over a nine-month school year, that's roughly $710 to $1,165 a month.

• Corridor rooms in Rush, Eagleson, Richmond and Deborah Saunders-White: $3,195 a semester (about $710 a month).
• Eagle Landing's three- and four-bedroom apartments are $4,558 a semester, roughly $1,013 a month.
• Alston Avenue Apartments, four-bedroom: $5,036 (about $1,119 a month).
• Martha Street one-bedrooms top the list at $5,241 a semester.

Here's the honest comparison. Splitting a two-bedroom at BLU Station or University Ridge ($575 to $672 each) beats every NCCU dorm on rent alone. But campus rates bundle utilities and you skip the summer months, while an off-campus lease is usually 12 months. Twelve months at $675 is $8,100. Two semesters in Eagle Landing is $9,116. Close enough that the meal plan and your commute should decide it.

Utilities, Fees and the 12-Month Lease

Plan on $50 to $120 a month per person for utilities near NCCU, according to Find My Place's NCCU page, and ask whether water and internet are bundled. That's why the Dillard Street rooms look pricier than they are: $815 with utilities and WiFi included is about the same as a $700 room where you pay the power bill yourself.

None of the Durham listings above has posted its monthly fees yet. Each page says so under the price. Ask about application fees, admin fees, pet rent and parking before you sign, and read our breakdown of hidden fees in student apartment leases first.

Nearly every listing near NCCU is a 12-month lease. If you're heading home for the summer, a sublease (or a roommate who stays) is how you keep from paying three months for an empty room.

Frequently Asked Questions About NCCU Off-Campus Housing Cost

How much is rent near NCCU?

$575 to $925 a month per person if you share or rent a room, based on Find My Place listings in October 2026. A one-bedroom of your own runs $875 to about $1,250 in most of Durham.

What's the cheapest place to live near North Carolina Central University?

Splitting BLU Station's $1,150 two-bedroom, at $575 each. For a single room with no roommate math, the N Dillard St private rooms start at $815 with utilities and WiFi included, 1.4 miles from campus.

Is it cheaper to live off campus at NCCU?

Usually, if you split a two-bedroom. $575 to $675 each beats NCCU's cheapest $710-a-month corridor room. Living alone is closer. An $875 studio undercuts Eagle Landing month to month, but 12 months of it ($10,500) costs more than two semesters there.

What's the closest off-campus housing to NCCU?

The Dayton, at 1107 Dayton St, is 0.5 miles from campus. It lists a two-bedroom, two-bath townhome at $1,350 a month.

Are utilities included in Durham apartments near NCCU?

Mostly no. The N Dillard St rooms are the exception. Everywhere else, budget $50 to $120 a month per person on top of rent.