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Affordable apartments in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

7 income-restricted buildings tracked here, drawn from HUD's LIHTC, Section 8, Section 202, and Section 811 datasets. Map, eligibility tiers, and Fair Market Rent below.

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Buildings

GREENFIELD PLACE

LIHTC
150 FORMOSA LN, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27517
Income-restricted units
80 of 80
Year placed in service
2017
Bedroom mix
14 1BR · 52 2BR · 14 3BR

Estimated total housing cost: $1,419 rent + $148 utilities = $1,567/mo

Contact property management for current availability. Waitlists may apply.

GREENFIELD COMMONS

LIHTC
500 FORMOSA LANE, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27517
Income-restricted units
69 of 69
Year placed in service
2018
Bedroom mix
55 1BR · 14 2BR

Estimated total housing cost: $1,419 rent + $148 utilities = $1,567/mo

Contact property management for current availability. Waitlists may apply.

DOBBINS HILL

LIHTC
1749 1 B DOBBINS DRIVE, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27514
Income-restricted units
55 of 55
Year placed in service
1994
Bedroom mix
28 2BR · 24 3BR · 3 4+BR

Estimated total housing cost: $1,419 rent + $148 utilities = $1,567/mo

Contact property management for current availability. Waitlists may apply.

IN-CHU-CO APARTMENTS

Section 8
106 N ELLIOTT RD, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514
Income-restricted units
39 of 79
Year placed in service
Not reported

Estimated total housing cost: $1,419 rent + $148 utilities = $1,567/mo

Contact property management for current availability. Waitlists may apply.

DOBBINS HILL II

LIHTC
1731 DOBBINS HILL DRIVE, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27514
Income-restricted units
32 of 32
Year placed in service
2008
Bedroom mix
8 1BR · 12 2BR · 12 3BR

Estimated total housing cost: $1,419 rent + $148 utilities = $1,567/mo

Contact property management for current availability. Waitlists may apply.

ADELAIDE WALTERS APARTMENTS

Section 8
603 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC, 27514
Income-restricted units
24 of 24
Year placed in service
Not reported

Estimated total housing cost: $1,419 rent + $148 utilities = $1,567/mo

Contact property management for current availability. Waitlists may apply.

ADELAIDE WALTERS APARTMENTS

Section 202
603 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC, 27514
Income-restricted units
24 of 24
Year placed in service
Not reported

Estimated total housing cost: $1,419 rent + $148 utilities = $1,567/mo

Contact property management for current availability. Waitlists may apply.

Map

Each pin is one income-restricted building. Color-coded by program. Click a pin for details.

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Energy costs in North Carolina

Residential electricity in North Carolina runs about 14.30¢/kWh, with a typical monthly residential electric bill near $148. Natural gas runs about $24.75/Mcf. Add this to rent when you compare buildings; it can shift total monthly housing cost by 10–20%.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, retail-sales (electricity) and natural gas residential pricing series, 12-month rolling average.

Check your affordability tier

Enter your annual household income, household size, and zip code. We’ll show which HUD AMI tier you qualify for and what Fair Market Rent looks like in your area.

Fair Market Rent for Chapel Hill, NC

Metro-level
BedroomsLocal FMRNational median
Studio$1,206n/a
1 bedroom$1,348n/a
2 bedroom$1,419$1,502
3 bedroom$1,845n/a
4 bedroom$2,129n/a

Fair Market Rent is HUD’s annual benchmark for the cost of rental housing in a given area. Source label: median_rent_proxy.

HUD income limits : Orange County, NC

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. FY2025. Area median income: $126,200.

Household size30% AMI50% AMI80% AMI
1 person$24,300$40,500$64,750
2 people$27,800$46,250$74,000
3 people$31,250$52,050$83,250
4 people$34,700$57,800$92,500
5 people$37,650$62,450$99,900
6 people$43,150$67,050$107,300
7 people$48,650$71,700$114,700
8 people$54,150$76,300$122,100

HUD calculates income limits per household size relative to the area’s median family income. Properties may serve renters in any combination of these tiers; eligibility is determined per program.

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About this listing. Buildings shown serve income-restricted households across HUD program tiers. We do not show vacancy or pricing for individual units. Always contact the property directly for current availability; many income-restricted buildings maintain waitlists measured in months or years.

See also: Chapel Hill cost-of-living and Fair Market Rent overview