City median sale price $424,787
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Durham, NC · 2026-07 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗BUY NEAR DUKE UNIVERSITY
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1 bedroom rent reference $1,407/mo
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Durham, NC · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗Total students 17,325
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Duke University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-28Duke Facts ↗City sale-price change -2.3%
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Durham, NC · 2026-07 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗Studio rent reference $1,316/mo
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Durham, NC · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗2 bedrooms rent reference $1,620/mo
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Durham, NC · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗3 bedrooms rent reference $1,964/mo
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Durham, NC · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗Undergraduate students 6,525
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Duke University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-28Duke Facts ↗Graduate / professional students 10,800
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Duke University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-28Duke Facts ↗First-year students 1,749
Class of 2029 first-year students
Duke University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-28Duke Today ↗Campus housing requirement Undergraduates are required to live on campus for their first three years under QuadEx.
Undergraduates
Duke University institution · 2026-27 · Checked 2026-08-28Duke QuadEx ↗Campus housing guarantee Housing is required for the first three years; Duke states it generally has space to guarantee a fourth year for students who choose to remain, which is a qualified rather than unconditional fourth-year guarantee.
Undergraduates
Duke University institution · 2026-27 · Checked 2026-08-28Duke Upperclass Housing ↗University figures and citywide housing data cover different populations and periods. They do not establish achievable rent, occupancy or investment returns for a specific property.
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