Cona data, snapshot of October 26, 2026
Apartment sizes in Durham, NC
The median 1-bedroom apartment in Durham is 812 sq ft, 10% larger than the US median of 741. The median 2-bedroom is 1,174 sq ft, 8% larger than the US median of 1,088. That is from 673 floor plans in 58 buildings on file at Cona.
Durham, NC
Durham apartment size by bedroom count
| Bedrooms | Plans | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 72 | 531 | 577 | 643 |
| 1 bed | 276 | 731 | 812 | 895 |
| 2 bed | 256 | 1,070 | 1,174 | 1,268 |
| 3 bed | 65 | 1,351 | 1,471 | 1,658 |
All sizes in square feet. A bedroom count shows only with at least 30 plans, so Durham has no row for 4 bedroom.
Findings
What stands out in Durham
- Studios are 10.7% of the plans in Durham, more than the US share of 8.5%.
- Durham has the largest median 1-bedroom of the 40 cities in this report.
- 48.3% of the plans have two bedrooms or more.
Method
Where the numbers come from
These are floor plans on file at Cona, from apartment listings across the US. Square footage is as listed. We report medians, not averages, so a few penthouses do not move them.
Median, 25th and 75th percentile apartment sizes in square feet by bedroom count for Durham, NC, from 673 floor plans in 58 buildings on file at Cona (snapshot 2026-10-26).
Drafts and published plans both count. The full method, the filters and a CSV of every city are on the US apartment size report. License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Cona, cona.design/data/apartment-sizes/durham-nc
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Compare with other cities
- Apartment sizes in Charlotte, NC: median 1-bedroom 770 sq ft
- Apartment sizes in Raleigh, NC: median 1-bedroom 783 sq ft
- Apartment sizes in Houston, TX: median 1-bedroom 785 sq ft
- All 40 cities and the US numbers
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