Franklin Street

Campus Hub for UNC
Franklin Street is Chapel Hill's hub for UNC students, with plenty of options for nightlife and dining. As such, the area tends to be a bit noisier and a lot more crowded than other neighborhoods around Chapel Hill but you won't find a more happening spot. Popular music venues include The Station, Local 506, and Cat's Cradle.

Although the area predominantly consists of UNC students, it's also home to some young families and young professionals working around Chapel Hill. If you're the type of person who likes to be in the epicenter of a city's nightlife, Franklin Street is the spot.
What Franklin Street Residents
Think About Their Apartments
overall
8.0
value
8.0
amenities
5.0
social
8.0
management
7.0
Median rents in Franklin Street
Studio
$
850
1 Bedroom
$
1,050
2 Bedroom
$
1,300

Living in
Franklin Street

Walkable
Plenty of Bars
Can Be Noisy
UNC
College Feel
Students
Epicenter of Campus
Historic
Franklin Street — 9/10 Rating (based on 44 neighborhood reviews)
Living near Franklin Street is amazing! It allows you to walk to restaurants/bars and making it feel like a college town. If you like walking to things, this is the place to be!
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Carolina Square
Do yourself a favor and live close to Franklin street. It is the heart of campus and offers a great restaurant and bar scene.

Easy drive to the business school.
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Chancellor Square
Walkable to most restaurants and bars. Not on Franklin St, so not as much noise but Rosemary St. can still be pretty busy.
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Rosemary Village
Very fun to be in the heart of it all! Close to campus, close to bars and restaurants and shops.
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Carolina Square
All the bars and restaurants are right here, it's a close walk to campus, and also to Carborro.
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Carolina Square
Close to all of the restaurants and bars. You can walk to Carborro and to campus.
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Carolina Square
The building is right off Franklin st, so the location is great!
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Stonecrop
Lots to do and fun to be able to walk to bars/restaurants/etc.
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Rosemary Village
Franklin Street -- "going out" center of Chapel Hill
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Carolina Square
I love Franklin Street because it's easy for me to walk to restaurants, Target, yoga and bars. The only con is that it's sort of loud.

You can also take the bus to school, but I usually drive.
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Chancellor Square
Awesome to walk to almost any bar or restaurant in downtown area/Carrboro but not really in a neighborhood
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Rosemary Village
Close to everything downtown and in Carborro. Easy to carpool to/from campus. Target is clutch.
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Carolina Square
I'm pretty sure we live on the unofficial sorority street.
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112 Cameron Court
Not the prettiest location, but very close to town.
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113 Stephens Street, Apt F
Love it
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Rosemary Village
Walkable to everything that you need
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Rosemary Village
Great neighborhood and close to everything
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Rosemary Village
It's franklin street. What's not to like?
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Carolina Square
Where 95% of bars/restaurants in Chapel Hill are
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Carolina Square
Center of chapel hill, franklin street.
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Carolina Square
Close to everything
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Rosemary Village
Great location, space, rooftop
Expensive
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Rosemary Village
I've loved that I'm walking distance to everything on Franklin Street and that I've been able to engage with more of the greater UNC campus than my peers in the MBA program.
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Carolina Square
Love being right on Franklin street. Walking distance to football games and tailgates as well as restaurants and bars on Franklin.
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Carolina Square
Walking distance to all bars and restaurants, living on the west end also walkable to Carrboro

10 minute drive to school and grocery

Borders a rough neighborhood behind Rosemary Street so must always keep doors locked and never walk home alone.

Depending on where you live it can be noisy with undergrads - steer clear of The Warehouse Apartments and Chancellor Square that are next to Bobs on either side.
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Rosemary Village
One of the few buildings (that are not specifically for undergrads) in the Franklin Street area.
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Rosemary Village
Perfect if you want great access to bar/restaurants and to be around other students
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503 Pritchard Ave
Close to everything! Bus line, downtown restaurants and bars, grocery stores.
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Rosemary Village
Best area of chapel hill with restaurants, bars, lots going on
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Carolina Square
Restaurant, bars and restaurants right out the front door.
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Carolina Square
Good location, walkable to Franklin St. and campus
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130 E Longview St.
Franklin Street isn't wild unless you make it wild. Living half a block away, I rarely hear parties or evening noise.
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Roberson Walk
The house is on a dead-end street with a bunch of other rental homes. Almost the entire street is occupied with undergrads attending UNC. It can get a little noisy some nights due to parties, but that only happens maybe once a month. If you walk to the end of the dead end street, there's a small path that pops out right next to Carolina Ale House on Franklin Street.
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112 Cameron Court
Great location. Access to everything Chapel Hill and Carrboro has to offer
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220 Ransom St.
Hardcore college town - I love it, but not for everyone.
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Rosemary Village
The neighborhood is mostly for other UNC students.
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Chancellor's Square
Being on Franklin St. is about is fun as it gets.
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Courtyard Lofts
Between Bob's and Mama Dip's - tough to beat
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Rosemary Village
Center of Chapel Hill
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Carolina Square
One of the best locations in Chapel Hill
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Rosemary Village
So many bars and restaurants!
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Carolina Square
Love it, clost to Bob's.
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Rosemary Village
Close to a lot of bars and restaurants
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Rosemary Village
Good. Few sketchy people in the downtown area.
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Rosemary Village


Getting to Know
Franklin Street

Neighborhood Boundaries
East to West Boundaries: M.L.K. Jr Blvd to S Merritt Mill Rd
North to South Boundaries: Bolin Creek to S Columbia St
dining
Al’s Burger Shack
Chipotle Mexican Grill
I Love NY Pizza
Mediterranean Deli
grocery
Key Food
convenience
Ken’s Quickie Mart
Walgreens
fitness
Franklin St Yoga Center
The Flowjo
coffee
Bread & Butter
Crepe Traditions
Vinyl Perk
bus
CW/F/J (bus)
F (bus)
About your Neighbors
Data from the 2013 American Community Survey
Zip Codes
Franklin Street includes zip code 27516
Rent vs Own
62
% of Franklin Street residents are renters
Driving to Work
66
% of Franklin Street residents drive to work
New Construction
27
% of housing units in Franklin Street have been built in the last 15 years
Building Types
81
%
<20 units
4
%
20-49 units
15
%
50+ units
Demographics
Children (under 18)
23
%
18 - 34
39
%
35 - 54
22
%
55+
16
%
Unit Mix
6
%
Studio
28
%
1 Bed
37
%
2 Bed
30
%
3+ Bed
Occupation or Education
Working Professional
40
%
Undergrad Student
16
%
Grad Student
1
%
Unemployed
9
%
Retired
33
%

Best Apartments
in Franklin Street

Rosemary Village
2 Beds $1,700

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409 N Columbia St
3 Beds $2,999

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140 W Franklin St
2 Beds $3,000

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313 Sunset Dr
2 Beds $1,882

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810 Old Pittsboro Rd

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Graham Court Condos

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