West Village

Durham, NC

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West Village - Durham, NC

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Durham's newest "it" neighborhood

Downtown Urban Walkable Restaurants Bars Historic Warehouses

West Village is a small neighborhood in Durham's West End area. It is located between Morgan Street and West Chapel Street, with Duke Street to the west and Great Jones Street to the east. Main Street bisects the neighborhood and leads directly to Downtown Durham. West Village contains the Museum of Durham History, several bus stops, and businesses like the West End Wine Bar of Durham. It is only about a block from the Carolina Theater, the Durham Convention Center, and Downtown Durham's lively restaurants and bars.

Head northwest on West Main Street and be at the Duke East Campus in minutes. West Village is also convenient to the Durham Freeway, the Durham School of the Arts, and the American Tobacco District, home of the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. West Village is very walkable with wide sidewalks leading past the mixed-use warehouses and historic brick buildings that fill the neighborhood.

Rent Trends

As of March 2025, the average apartment rent in West Village is $1,336 for a studio, $1,513 for one bedroom, $1,754 for two bedrooms, and $2,264 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in West Village has decreased by -5.3% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 562 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,336/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 811 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,513/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,078 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,754/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,497 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,264/month

    Average Rent

Transportation

94

Walker's Paradise

out of 100 WalkScore® Rating

Lace up your walking shoes because this area is considered a walker’s paradise.

63

Good Transit

out of 100 TransitScore® Rating

The area around this property has good transit with many nearby transportation options.

81

Very Bikeable

out of 100 BikeScore® Rating

This area is very bikeable. You’ll find a variety of bike paths and lanes.

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Duke Gardens
  • North Carolina Museum of Life and Science
  • Duke Lemur Center
  • The Mountains to the Sea Trail
  • Piedmont Wildlife Center

Airports

  • Raleigh-Durham International

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† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2025.