About this Recovery House
Oxford House New Bern — Men Sober Living in Raleigh, North Carolina
Listed at 3705 Rivermist Dr, Raleigh, NC, Oxford House New Bern is a peer-run recovery residence for men. The residence reports 9 beds and 1 reported opening. Wake County is the surrounding county.
Oxford House New Bern — house details
- Address: 3705 Rivermist Dr, Raleigh, NC 27610
- County: Wake
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 9 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: Tuesday at 8:00pm
- Contact: Contact Damian Armstrong at (984) 222-4358
- House phone: (919) 307-8386
- Map: View the reported location
At 9 beds it is about average among the 326 Oxford Houses listed in North Carolina. The last report put 8 of those 9 beds in use, leaving 1 reported opening. Interview times are listed as Tuesday at 8:00pm. Contact Damian Armstrong at (984) 222-4358 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Sober living costs and rent help in North Carolina
Expect sober living in North Carolina to run about $170 a week. Oxford House residents split the house's actual running costs equally rather than paying a set rent, so this home's share may be different — the house is the only source for its own figure. Median gross rent statewide in North Carolina is $1,228 a month, for context. 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, is the state agency that oversees this funding.
What to know before calling an Oxford House
Oxford Houses are run by their members rather than by staff, financially self-supporting and substance-free as a condition of membership. New members are interviewed and admitted by the current residents, so calling the house is the only way to learn what is actually free.
Certification and oversight in North Carolina
Recovery housing in North Carolina operates without a state licence. North Carolina Association of Recovery Residences (NCARR), the state's NARR affiliate, offers voluntary certification. Because Oxford Houses are chartered nationally by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified locally, they seldom show on a state registry. The state's list of certified residences is published here. Residents are covered by the Fair Housing Act federally and by North Carolina Fair Housing Law (North Carolina General Statutes Section 41A-4).
Other sober living options near Raleigh, NC
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Firelight in Raleigh, about 1.3 miles away; Oxford House Haven Road in Raleigh, about 2.5 miles away; Oxford House Garner in Garner, about 2.5 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 49 in Raleigh, 59 across Wake County, 326 in North Carolina. Browse recovery housing in Raleigh or sober living across North Carolina.
This reflects a vacancy report from 09/08/2026. Bed counts and contacts change between updates. Verify directly with the house first.
Oxford House in 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.
