
Apartments for Rent in Oakwood
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3 BEDS, 3.5 BATHS$3,000
516 New Bern Ave
516 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27601 -
1 BED, 2 BATHS$1,800
720 N Person St Unit 203
720 N Person St, Raleigh, NC 27604 -
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1 BED, 1 BATH$1,339
214 Elm St
214 Elm St, Raleigh, NC 27601 -
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3 BEDS, 3.5 BATHS$3,495
5 Seawell Ave
5 Seawell Ave, Raleigh, NC 27601 -
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901 E Edenton St
901 E Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27601 -
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319 Heck St
319 Heck St, Raleigh, NC 27601
Raleigh at a Glance
Oakwood Neighborhood
The Oakwood neighborhood of Raleigh is known as Historic Oakwood. Raleigh, located in Wake County, was founded in 1792. Although the city lays claim to several historical sites, Historic Oakwood is its only intact 19th-century neighborhood.
The neighborhood of Oakwood is located south of the Mordecai Historical Park and extends to around New Bern Avenue. It is nestled between North Person Street and Watauga Street. Oakwood is in Raleigh’s 27601 ZIP code.
Historic Oakwood was developed in the woods of Mordecai Grove, using ample lots purchased after the Civil War. Some of the original owners included Raleigh historical figures Richard Stanhope Pullen and Thomas H. Briggs.
The upscale homes in Oakwood reflect the styles preferred during the time of their construction and include Neo-classical, Queen Anne, and the Neo-classical revival from the late 1890s. Several feature wide, welcoming front walkways and open-air porches, indicative of Southern style. According to the Society for the Preservation of Historic Oakwood, many of the porches still maintain a blue ceiling. Southern lore holds that a blue porch ceiling not only mimics the daytime sky but is also supposed to keep flies away.
East of downtown Raleigh, the neighborhood of Oakwood is conveniently located near shopping, dining, recreation, and state-of-the-art medical facilities. The Raleigh campus of WakeMed Hospital is just four miles to the east of Oakwood. Duke Raleigh Hospital is about four miles to the neighborhood’s north.
Minutes from Oakwood are the campuses of Peace College, St. Augustine’s College, Meredith College, and North Carolina State University. Located on the grounds of the University is the JC Raulston Arboretum. The Arboretum is an eight-acre teaching/working garden maintained by the university’s Department of Horticultural Science. It is open to the public.
Neighborhood parks near Oakwood include Pullen, Oakwood, Roberts, Lions, Chavis, Fred Fletcher, and Edna Metz Wells Park.
Top Budget-Friendly Neighborhoods in Raleigh
(For 1 bedroom apartments)- Neighborhoods Average Sq Ft Average Rent
- Lake Park Condominiums 724 Sq Ft $934/mo
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- Somerset Place 698 Sq Ft $1,083/mo
- Durant Trails 343 Sq Ft $1,135/mo
- Heathrow Durant Trace 343 Sq Ft $1,135/mo
- Shamrock Meadows 685 Sq Ft $1,145/mo
- Ridgeloch 748 Sq Ft $1,153/mo
- Arlington Hills 748 Sq Ft $1,153/mo
- Greencastle 739 Sq Ft $1,163/mo
- Casa de Luna 739 Sq Ft $1,163/mo
Average Rent in Nearby Cities
(For 1 bedroom apartments)- Cities Average Rent
- Raleigh $1,761/mo
- Garner $1,532/mo
- Knightdale $1,528/mo
- Morrisville $1,667/mo
- Cary $1,784/mo
- Wake Forest $1,483/mo
- Creedmoor $1,106/mo
- Wendell $1,744/mo
- Apex $1,630/mo
- Fuquay-Varina $1,470/mo
- Clayton $1,339/mo
- Durham $1,809/mo
- Holly Springs $1,670/mo
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