About this Recovery House
Oxford House Mcgehee — Recovery Housing in Durham, North Carolina
Oxford House Mcgehee is a drug- and alcohol-free shared home for men in Durham, North Carolina. It is listed with room for 6 residents and no reported openings. Durham County covers this address.
Address, capacity and contact for Oxford House Mcgehee
- Address: 2411 Mcgehee St, Durham, NC
- County: Durham
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 6 residents
- Reported vacancies: no reported openings
- Interview schedule: Tuesday at 7:00pm
- Contact: Contact Don at (984) 358-0087
- House phone: (919) 237-2995
- Map: View the reported location
At 6 beds it is smaller than most of the 326 Oxford Houses listed in North Carolina. The last vacancy report showed all 6 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as Tuesday at 7:00pm. Contact Don at (984) 358-0087 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Cost of recovery housing in North Carolina
Sober living in North Carolina typically runs around $170 a week. An Oxford House does not set a rent — members split what the house actually costs to run, so the figure here is a guide to the market, not to this home. For scale, renting privately in North Carolina has a median gross rent of $1,228 a month. Residents short of the first payment often go through County opioid-settlement Recovery Housing Support and NC Commerce CDBG Recovery Housing Program or similar state funding. North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, administers that funding at state level.
How the Oxford House model works, and how to apply
Oxford Houses are resident-governed homes, supported entirely by the residents' own contributions and substance-free as a condition of membership. New members are approved by a house vote, so the vacancy count reserves nothing.
Certification and oversight in North Carolina
North Carolina does not license this kind of housing. The state's NARR affiliate, North Carolina Association of Recovery Residences (NCARR), certifies homes that choose to apply. Oxford Houses are chartered by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified by a state affiliate, so this home will not usually appear on a state certification list. Certified homes in North Carolina are listed here. Both the federal Fair Housing Act and North Carolina Fair Housing Law (North Carolina General Statutes Section 41A-4) protect residents here.
Oxford Houses near Durham, NC
This directory lists 14 in Durham, 326 in North Carolina. Browse recovery housing in Durham or sober living across North Carolina.
Vacancy information was last reported 08/10/2026. Openings and interview times change without notice. Verify directly with the house first.
Oxford House North Carolina
Oxford House is a publicly supported, non-profit network connecting all Oxford House recovery homes or sober houses. Oxford House sober living is a concept in recovery for a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. Homes range from six to fifteen; there is sober living for men, sober houses for women, and some recovery homes for women with children. Read more about Oxford House and the Sober House Directory.
In North Carolina, Oxford House offers sober living typically with very reasonable cost and promoting resident recovery through a peer-supported model run by the men and women in the sober house. Established in 1975 and continuing to this day, Oxford House boasts over 2,000 homes and growing across the globe.
The Sober House Business
Oxford House offers a platform for peer-lead recovery homes. If you are interested in opening a sober house as a business venture, get in touch with Vanderburgh Communities for more information.
