Mill Creek is hands down your best value for your money in Chapel Hill near the school. Sure, it's not super luxurious and your unit might not have the granite countertops that Lux or Shortbread has, but the rent is so reasonable and the community is so quiet and the apartments are well-built and roomy. I live in a 2 bedroom townhouse style unit and it is just perfect. Plenty of space, beautiful landscaping, extremely quiet (except for one neighbor who has a dog that barks all the time). I can walk to Franklin in 15 mins, sometimes shorter if I'm walking fast. The best busses also go right past (although you'll have to jaywalk across a busy road to get to the stop, and busses can fill up at peak times and will go right past). Even though these were built in the 80's, I have only seen 2 bugs here in the last year. The electricity can be pretty high ($190 for January for a 2 bedroom!) since they're so old though. My unit came with 2 parking decals, and there is always parking available. The only problem is that they have "baby" parking spaces that are hilariously small-- to park my Santa Fe, I have to park in the larger spots that are farther away from my apt. Double parking is very common here because the spots are so narrow. Don't expect to make it out of Mill Creek without multiple dings on your doors.
Mill Creek is as good as it gets for student housing near UNC.
I've lived on campus for 2 years, Lux, University Apts, and Mill Creek during my time at UNC, and Mill Creek is by far the best place I've lived. I'm sad to graduate and to have to search for the "Mill Creek" of another city. Very happy with this complex. read more