Cheap 1 Bedroom Apartments for Rent in Durham, NC from $795 (305 Rentals)

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South Point
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$899
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$854 - $1,354
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$45

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$899 - $1,399
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South Point

3201 Myra StDurham, NC 27707
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Mission University Pines
$930 - $1,667
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$867 - $2,587
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$63

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$930 - $2,650
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Mission University Pines

614 Snow Crest TrlDurham, NC 27707
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Woodlake Reserve
$965 - $1,730
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$866 - $2,486
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$99

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$965 - $2,585
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Woodlake Reserve

1000 Lydia's WayDurham, NC 27713
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The Hargrove at Southpoint
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$990 - $1,880
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$820 - $2,040
Required Monthly Fees
$170

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$990 - $2,210
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The Hargrove at Southpoint

7304 Calibre Park DrDurham, NC 27707
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Featherstone Village
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$993 - $1,143
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$963 - $1,712
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$30

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$993 - $1,742
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Featherstone Village

4916 Old Page RdDurham, NC 27703
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Regency Place Apartments
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$999 - $1,099
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$922 - $1,182
Required Monthly Fees
$77

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$999 - $1,259
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Regency Place Apartments

3523 N Roxboro StDurham, NC 27704
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Emerald Place
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$1,005 - $1,719
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$860 - $2,083
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$46

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$906 - $2,129
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Emerald Place

4512 Emerald Forest DrDurham, NC 27713
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Legacy at Meridian Apartments
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$1,024 - $1,345
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$969 - $1,812
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$55

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$1,024 - $1,867
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Legacy at Meridian Apartments

1101 Exchange PlDurham, NC 27713
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Encore at the Park
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$1,028 - $1,134
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$1,028 - $1,538
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$43

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$1,071 - $1,581
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Encore at the Park

2850 Courtney Creek BlvdDurham, NC 27713
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The Sawyer
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$1,030 - $2,070
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$880 - $2,120
Required Monthly Fees
$150

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$1,030 - $2,270
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The Sawyer

4655 Hope Valley RdDurham, NC 27707
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Nova Chapel Hill
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$1,035 - $1,845
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$919 - $2,214
Required Monthly Fees
$116

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$1,035 - $2,330
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Nova Chapel Hill

5639 Old Chapel Hill RdDurham, NC 27707
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Triangle Place
$1,050 - $1,705
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$933 - $2,053
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$117

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$1,050 - $2,170
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Triangle Place

2800 Bainbridge DrDurham, NC 27713
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Forest Pointe
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$1,070 - $1,403
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$1,060 - $1,440
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$10

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$1,070 - $1,450
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Forest Pointe

1906 Guess RdDurham, NC 27705
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The Bailey Apartments
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$1,076 - $1,429
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$1,011 - $1,546
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$65

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$1,076 - $1,611
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The Bailey Apartments

4800 University DrDurham, NC 27707
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The Forest
$1,085 - $1,645
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$942 - $2,167
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$48

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$990 - $2,215
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The Forest

800 White Pine DrDurham, NC 27705
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap Durham Apartments

What is a cheap apartment in Durham?

A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Durham is under $899.

What is the price of a cheap apartment in Durham?

The cheapest apartment in Durham is Private Room with Walk-In Closet – Utilities & WiFi Included which is listed at $800, while the average apartment in Durham costs $2,992.

What types of apartments are the cheapest in Durham?

Student, low-income, and by-the-bed apartments are typically the cheapest rentals in most cities, though they require qualifying criteria to rent. There are 13,520 regular apartments in Durham that we think qualify as ‘cheap apartments’ that do not have special requirements to apply to rent.

How do the prices of cheap apartments compare to the average apartment in Durham?

Cheap apartments in Durham have an average cost of $863 which is $2,129 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Durham.

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