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Patterson Place Durham, NC

A rural feel, but minutes from everything

Commutes Shops Restaurants

Patterson Place offers renters the best of both worlds—a peaceful, wooded setting with modern conveniences close at hand. Its easy access to shopping, dining, and major employers makes it an ideal balance of comfort and convenience in the heart of the Triangle.

Borrowing its name from the shopping plaza it surrounds, the Patterson Place neighborhood stretches south along I-40 from Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard. With wooded streets and open green space, this area maintains a peaceful, suburban feel while sitting just eight miles southwest of Downtown Durham and about three miles northeast of Downtown Chapel Hill. Residents enjoy quick access to Research Triangle Park, typically a 10- to 15-minute commute.

The Patterson Place shopping center remains the neighborhood’s anchor, offering everyday conveniences such as PetSmart, DSW, and restaurants like Panera Bread and Five Guys. Nearby grocery options include a Wegmans and a Trader Joe’s within a short drive, providing residents with fresh and specialty food selections. Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard is lined with additional shops and eateries, and The Streets at Southpoint—one of the Triangle’s premier malls—sits a few minutes south, featuring an expanded lineup of national retailers, local restaurants, and a movie theater.

Rent Trends

As of June 2026, the average apartment rent in Patterson Place is $1,358 for a studio, $1,380 for one bedroom, $1,607 for two bedrooms, and $1,867 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Patterson Place has increased by 2.1% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 635 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,358/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 746 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,380/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,052 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,607/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,242 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,867/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Minimal Public Transit

Transit

10 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Limited Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

30 / 100

Few to No Café Options Nearby

Cafes

10 / 100

Limited Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Piedmont Wildlife Center
  • North Carolina Botanical Garden
  • Coker Arboretum
  • Morehead Planetarium & Science Center
  • Duke Lemur Center

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.