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Cost of living in Durham County

Simple answer

A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,745 a month.

That HUD number covers Durham County, North Carolina, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.

Studio
$1,498
1 bed
$1,554
2 bed
$1,745
3 bed
$2,161
4 bed
$2,486

This county is in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 97.6 (U.S. = 100).

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