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I am relocating from RI to the area for a job at Duke University Hospital in the beginning of April. I am in my mid 20's and would like a 1 bedroom apartment for around $800/month. I want to live somewhere safe (where I can go for runs) with people my age, close to restaurants/shops and with nice amenities (pool, fitness center, washer/dryer included). I have visited Chapel Hill and love the area, but apartments seem too expensive. I have heard great things about Brier Creek and Cary, but have never been. I am planning to do a quick apartment search soon in the area and would like to narrow down my choices. Can anyone suggest apartments that I should look at? Thanks for the help!!
Brier Creek is probably a better location than either Chapel Hill or Cary. Chapel Hill is expensive because you are competing with students. The Brier Creek area has several apartment complexes, and you could check the reviews on Google Maps. At about 13 miles, Brier Creek is a lot closet to Duke Hospital than Cary is. There is abundant shopping, and the Umstead State Park is nearby for running. I would be a bit concerned about airport noise at Brier Creek, but the locals can comment better than I can.
I second the Brier Creek recommendation. Not only does it meet all your criteria, it also offers a wide enough range of apartment options so that you'll likely find exactly what you want within your price range.
My wife and I didn't visit Brier Creek, but we just signed a lease for Cary
Cary is safe (ranked high on money magazine for safest areas in US), but I'm starting to think that most of the suburbs in the triangle rank high for safety...
From my research, i would say you should be able to find an apartment based on what you want in Cary, but the flip side to that coin is that it seems Cary is more for people with familys. But I'm probably wrong about that.
Cary did seem like it's a fitness enthusiasts dream with all the walking trails/biking trails, tennis courts and pools that I saw while visiting, so you might be ok with being in your 20s...that's when most people are fit lol...
just run a google search for apartments and their rankings. and go from there
I am relocating from RI to the area for a job at Duke University Hospital in the beginning of April. I am in my mid 20's and would like a 1 bedroom apartment for around $800/month. I want to live somewhere safe (where I can go for runs) with people my age, close to restaurants/shops and with nice amenities (pool, fitness center, washer/dryer included). I have visited Chapel Hill and love the area, but apartments seem too expensive. I have heard great things about Brier Creek and Cary, but have never been. I am planning to do a quick apartment search soon in the area and would like to narrow down my choices. Can anyone suggest apartments that I should look at? Thanks for the help!!
Hi Meg, I'm from RI too.....moved here almost 6 years ago. I grew up in Warwick and my husband is from Newport. I also work for Duke. I'd recommend living in the Brier Creek area. Cary is great, but it's much like Barrington on steroids! I am much older than you!! My husband and I loved living in Cary....we just moved closer to Brier Creek about 2 months ago. There's lots of shopping, restaurants with easy access to the highway to get you to downtown Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.
Durham is another great option, especially around Southpoint Mall. Similar to Brier Creek
DM me if you have any specific questions!!
I thought of Durham, too, especially since you mentioned you were young. There have been tons of new apartments and converted lofts in/near downtown Durham that seem really cool, but I don't know the price range. Just be leery of getting too far east of downtown.
I also want to suggest that you look into Durham. I have only lived on the Southpoint side of Durham, so I can't really speak on areas out off HWY 85 or the Durham Freeway. I lived in Durham most of my 20s and I also also lived in Cary. Working at Duke I would go with Durham and my second choice would be Brier Creek.
Chapel Hill is nice, but most of the nice apartments are really expensive. It really depends on what you are looking for. I lived in Chapel Hill, but the Durham County side and it the prices were a little better. It was an apt complex off HWY 54.
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