How much has rent increased? According to Apartment List analyst Lilla Szini, Raleigh’s rental rates have grown by 22% year-over-year, compared to an increase of just 1.5% in the period between November 2019 and November 2020, and rents in Raleigh are up by 21.9% since the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. In Durham, rents have grown 22.2% year-over-year, according to the Apartment List rental report for the Bull City.