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Duke University · MARKET CONTEXT

Understand the demand behind the numbers.

University demand and local housing benchmarks, with the location and reporting period kept beside each number.

Total students
17,325

Duke University institution · Fall 2025

Duke Facts ↗
City median sale price
$424,787

Durham, NC · 2026-07

Saved school cost intelligence ↗
3 bedrooms rent reference
$1,964/mo

Durham, NC · 2026-09

Saved school cost intelligence ↗
City sale-price change
-2.3%

Durham, NC · 2026-07

Saved school cost intelligence ↗
University & housing details Definitions, dates and sources

Total students 17,325

Total students

Duke University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-28Duke Facts ↗

City median sale price $424,787

Median sale price for the cited city housing market; not a campus-only or student-property price.

Durham, NC · 2026-07 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗

3 bedrooms rent reference $1,964/mo

Saved source-specific rental reference. Scope is the cited city or off-campus market guide; not median rent, per-bed rent, or a live quote.

Durham, NC · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗

City sale-price change -2.3%

Year-over-year change paired with the saved city median sale-price series.

Durham, NC · 2026-07 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗

Graduate / professional students 10,800

Graduate & professional students

Duke University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-28Duke Facts ↗

Studio rent reference $1,316/mo

Saved source-specific rental reference. Scope is the cited city or off-campus market guide; not median rent, per-bed rent, or a live quote.

Durham, NC · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗

1 bedroom rent reference $1,407/mo

Saved source-specific rental reference. Scope is the cited city or off-campus market guide; not median rent, per-bed rent, or a live quote.

Durham, NC · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗

2 bedrooms rent reference $1,620/mo

Saved source-specific rental reference. Scope is the cited city or off-campus market guide; not median rent, per-bed rent, or a live quote.

Durham, NC · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗

Undergraduate students 6,525

Undergraduate students

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.

INVESTOR DECISION WORKSPACE

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Start with a published market signal, then replace every assumption with property-specific evidence before acting.

What the model checksRanks dated rent and sale signals against your criteriaRecalculates cash flow, cap-rate preview and DSCR as inputs changeFlags weak assumptions and routes the same scenario to local review
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Gross rent-to-price screen: annualized whole-home 3BR asking rent ÷ median sale price. Before vacancy, expenses and debt; not a cap rate.

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Underwriting preview

Duke University
Est. monthly cash flow-$720NOI / year$16,792Cap-rate preview4.0%Debt-service coverage0.66×

Scenario needs work.This screen is short $720 per month. Test a lower price, more equity, verified rent or different financing before advancing.

Planning estimate only. Taxes, insurance, HOA, repairs, leasing costs, restrictions and actual financing are not included yet. Estimated cash required: $106,197 before closing costs and reserves.

SELECTED MARKET · Duke University

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Market screens are research starting points, not promised returns or investment recommendations. Property-level rent, costs, restrictions and financing require verification.

How these numbers are built

Gross rent-to-price screen = annualized whole-home three-bedroom asking rent ÷ median sale price. It excludes vacancy, operating costs and debt service, so it is not a cap rate or promised return. Every market observation is dated and linked to its source.

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Market evidence and observation dates
  • University of Texas at Austin: rent observation 2026-09 · Rent source; sale observation 2026-07 · Sale source. Evidence checked 2026-09-07.
  • University of Michigan: rent observation 2026-09 · Rent source; sale observation 2026-07 · Sale source. Evidence checked 2026-09-07.
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison: rent observation 2026-09 · Rent source; sale observation 2026-07 · Sale source. Evidence checked 2026-09-07.
  • University of Colorado Boulder: rent observation 2026-09 · Rent source; sale observation 2026-07 · Sale source. Evidence checked 2026-09-07.
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