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Midtown Raleigh Raleigh, NC

Raleigh's Emerging Hotspot

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Raleigh's trendiest new neighborhood, Midtown Raleigh, features some fantastic destinations. North Hills, located on the outskirts of Midtown, is a mixed-use district with boutiques, office space, hotels, green space, restaurants, and more. Midtown Park hosts a variety of festivals, farmers markets, and events like the Midtown Beach Music Series. Midtown also contains the Carolina Country Club, Duke Raleigh Hospital, and Rothgeb Park.

Situated along I-440 directly north of Downtown Raleigh, Midtown offers an urban energy with a little more space. The neighborhood is ideally located, with Crabtree Valley Mall, the North Carolina Museum of Art, NC State, and Adventure Landing Raleigh all just outside of the neighborhood. Whether it's shops, restaurants, parks, or community events and festivals, you'll find everything in Midtown Raleigh.

Rent Trends

As of July 2026, the average apartment rent in Midtown Raleigh is $1,316 for a studio, $1,699 for one bedroom, $1,944 for two bedrooms, and $2,392 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Midtown Raleigh has increased by 9.1% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 516 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,316/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 716 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,699/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,039 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,944/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,304 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,392/month

    Average Rent

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Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

70 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

40 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

50 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Mordecai Historic Park
  • Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation
  • North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
  • Marsh Creek Park
  • Shelley Lake

Airports

  • Raleigh-Durham International

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Methodology

† 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 June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.