Living in Chapel Hill Living in Chapel Hill Overview Chapel Hill is a great town, especially for students. Because of the predominant student presence, the social and cultural life reflects the tastes of those students. There are 9 bookstores in Chapel Hill for browsing. Public transportation links the campus and other parts of town, including many areas with housing. Where to Live Some students decide to begin their stay in Chapel Hill in University housing, and there are several dorms for graduate students as well as married student housing.
Many students live off-campus, and the options are numerous.
Most apartment complexes take students, and by sharing the rents are well within most students' budgets. Some students rent townhouses or houses, and there are rentals in the surrounding countryside that provide rural living options. Other students become homeowners. As described above, many apartments and townhouses are on bus lines. After a long day of work in the lab, it's refreshing to walk up to Franklin Street and find some interesting food and drink.