Market Intelligence Durham, NC
Comp-rich · 21 tracked
Self-storage market in Durham, NC — July 2026
Based on the 21 facilities we track in Durham — a sample of Durham’s market, not every facility.
As of July 2026 · data via OpenStreetMap + Foursquare
Market tightness
Balanced
Aggregate demand signal — not a facility occupancy figure.
Running a move-in promo
14%
Median rate by size
5×5
$40/mo
~18% below US ($49/mo)
typical $35/mo–$55/mo
5×10
$60/mo
~8% below US ($65/mo)
typical $50/mo–$79/mo
10×10
$89/mo
~6% below US ($95/mo)
typical $77/mo–$120/mo
10×20
$153/mo
~12% above US ($137/mo)
typical $109/mo–$189/mo
The bigger picture
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — market supply & demand
Lower storage supply per capita than ~88% of US metros — about 16 facilities per 100k people vs the 32.3 national median.
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC looks under-supplied relative to the markets we track.
A metro of 594K residents and 243K households — the demand base behind the per-100k figure.
Supply: our registry · as of 2026-06
Demand trend
Population up ~7% since 2020 — a growing metro.
Net in-migration of ~35,000 residents since 2020.
Population trends historically correlate with storage demand — not a forecast. Census PEP, 2025 vintage.
Market context
Median household income
$81,017
Median gross rent
$1,374/mo
Renter share
62%
Census 2023 ACS 5-yr · demand context — these historically correlate with storage demand, not a forecast.
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Data & methodology
Aggregate analysis of publicly available self-storage facility data in Durham, NC, as of July 2026. Facility data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Foursquare. Rates reflect published street rates; individual facility pricing varies. Figures describe the 21 facilities in our dataset for this metro — a sample skewed toward facilities on certain software platforms, not a complete census of the market.