Northside

Chapel Hill, NC

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Northside - Chapel Hill, NC Area Guide

A quiet residential reprieve just steps off campus

Suburban Convenient University Walkable Restaurants Breweries

Northside sits just one block north of Franklin Street, arguably Chapel Hills most popular area for food and drink. This suburban community holds charming houses as well as affordable and convenient apartments to rent for students, families, and professionals. Proximity to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill means Northside is great for students and faculty alike. One can easily stroll down to Franklin Street for a bar crawl, a quick bite to eat, or a romantic night out. Franklin Street connects to State Route 54 and Interstate 40 to the east, making this quiet suburban locale surprisingly convenient for the commuting crowd.

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

70 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

60 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • KidZu Children's Museum
  • Morehead Planetarium & Science Center
  • Coker Arboretum
  • North Carolina Botanical Garden
  • Piedmont Wildlife Center

Airports

  • Raleigh-Durham International

Top Apartments in Northside

Houses for Rent in Northside

Property Management Companies

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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 February 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.