East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

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East Carolina University - Greenville, NC Area Guide

If it's a pirate's life you seek, ECU is on deck

ECU Pirates Downtown Urban Walkable Sports Historic

Located between East 5th Street and East 10th Street in downtown Greenville, East Carolina University provides fast access to Greenville's shops, restaurants, and theaters. East Carolina University, a public sea-grant university, is the third-largest in the state. The school was established in 1907, and its oldest college is its College of Education. The campus covers 530 acres and contains 158 buildings. The East Carolina Pirates participate in NCAA Division I as part of the American Athletic Conference. Be sure to cheer on the Pirates at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (football), Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (basketball), and Clark-LeClair Stadium (baseball). You'll see plenty of purple and gold on game day -- and you might spot PeeDee the Pirate, as well. (The Pee Dee River is where pirates often gathered -- the most famous was Blackbeard.) The neighborhoods around ECU are very walkable, complete with sidewalks and shade trees. The beautiful and historic Downtown Greenville is a terrific location, complete with period lighting and brick-paved walkways. To enjoy easy access to both ECU and downtown, look on the northwest side of campus from Reade Circle toward East 4th Street. To live closer to the East Carolina University-Athletic District -- where you'll find the stadiums and the arena, look along Charles Boulevard, East 14th Street, and South Elm Street.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Greenville, NC is $574 for a studio, $971 for one bedroom, $1,108 for two bedrooms, and $1,343 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Greenville has increased by 0.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 408 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $574/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 694 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $971/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 963 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,108/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,214 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,343/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

40 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Schools

Wintergreen Intermediate

Public

Grades K-5

809 Students

ECU Community School

Public

Grades K-5

123 Students

Chicod Elementary School

Public

Grades PK-8

958 Students

Northwest Elementary

Public

Grades PK-5

365 Students

Lakeforest Elementary

Public

Grades PK-5

804 Students

Hope Middle

Public

Grades 6-8

877 Students

Chicod Elementary School

Public

Grades PK-8

958 Students

E B Aycock Middle

Public

Grades 6-8

661 Students

Wellcome Middle

Public

Grades 6-8

413 Students

Pactolus Elementary School

Public

Grades PK-8

600 Students

Innovation Early College High

Public

Grades 9-12

211 Students

D H Conley High

Public

Grades 9-12

1,703 Students

Junius H Rose High

Public

Grades 9-12

1,525 Students

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Walter L. Stasavich Science and Nature Center

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Pitt-Greenville

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† 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.