From luxury apartment living to a townhome in the suburbs: Here’s what $3,600 a month in rent gets you in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.

The announcement comes as renters experienced "rollercoaster" rent hikes last year. The typical price for an apartment in the Raleigh metro area, according to Zillow, is $1,723.

8. Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is booming with job opportunities in tech and healthcare. The rental market is competitive but still affordable compared to similar-sized cities.

Since the financial crisis, new construction remains low and banks see properties like condos and townhouses as riskier investments, so the majority of new residential property in downtown Raleigh ...

Residents of the Grosvenor Gardens Apartments said they're blindsided by a rent hike of hundreds of dollars per month.