Housing in Durham

Duke Community Housing

http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/forms/chouse/search.php
Duke provides this website to help graduate students find local housing. The housing listed is off-campus, which is typical for physics graduate students. Many people looking for roommates advertise, but the site is also useful for learning about specific realtors, complexes, and neighborhoods -- not all are created equal in Durham.

Housing Survey Results

http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/sites/default/files/2009%20Neighborhood%20Report.pdf
Examine the comments in the annual Housing Survey to learn what people who have lived in a location you are considering think.

Durham Police Department Crime Mapper

www.durhampolice.com/crimemapper
Unfortunately Durham has several crime hot spots sometimes only a block or two from lovely locations -- make sure that you are movi ng somewhere safe using the police departments crime mapper.

Duke University Bus Routes

http://parking.duke.edu/buses_vans/bus_sched/index.php
Though housing near Duke's west campus (where the physics building is located) is usually either expensive or dangerous, other areas of Durham along the Duke bus routes provide great places to live without the need of a car.