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Off-Campus Housing Near UNC
$1,728+/unit
Fees may applyCarolina Square
$749+/unit
Fees may applyChapel Ridge
$1,396+/unit
Fees may applyGranville Towers
$1,229+/unit
Fees may applyLark Chapel Hill
$1,140+/unit
Fees may applyShortbread Lofts
$1,425+/unit
Fees may applyUnion Chapel Hill
$1,139+/unit
Fees may applyLink Apartments® Calyx
About Off-Campus Housing Near University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill brings about 30,100 Tar Heels to a classic Southern college town where Carolina blue is basically a way of life. The Old Well, the little domed landmark at the campus heart, draws a line of students on the first day of class who sip its water for luck. Polk Place, the main quad, is where everyone studies and tosses a frisbee under the oaks. Franklin Street runs along campus, the town's main drag, and when the basketball team beats Duke or wins it all, students flood it by the thousands. Carrboro sits just west, a walkable, artsy neighbor with its own farmers market. The fare-free Chapel Hill Transit buses connect campus, town, and Carrboro, so you can leave the car behind.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
UNC requires all first-year students to live on campus, in the residence halls or the affiliated Granville Towers, for their entire first year. Most freshmen simply live on campus that year.
Off-Campus Eligibility
Exemptions are narrow: you generally qualify only if you are 21 or older before the fall term, under 17 and living nearby with family, married or living with a partner or children, a military veteran with two-plus years of service, or have a documented medical need. Sophomores and up at UNC move off freely, and most do.
Lease Timing
The local rental process is standard: an application, credit and income check, and a parent co-signer or guarantor if you are young or short on credit. Chapel Hill and Carrboro have rental-licensing and occupancy rules and limit how many unrelated people can share a single-family home. Confirm the rental is licensed and check the occupancy limit before you sign, since leases almost always run a full 12 months.