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North Carolina Cities by Median Gross Rent

Median gross rent includes rent plus utilities paid by renters. It's the most direct measure of housing affordability for non-owners.

All 436 cities ranked by Median Gross Rent, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Median Gross Rent ↓
1 Fearrington Village CDP, North Carolina $3,501
2 Briar Chapel CDP, North Carolina $2,941
3 Wesley Chapel village, North Carolina $2,727
4 Harrisburg town, North Carolina $2,407
5 St. James town, North Carolina $2,258
6 Weddington town, North Carolina $2,205
7 Westport CDP, North Carolina $2,197
8 Ogden CDP, North Carolina $2,143
9 Whispering Pines village, North Carolina $2,122
10 Southern Shores town, North Carolina $2,018
11 Carolina Shores town, North Carolina $1,948
12 Brandywine Bay CDP, North Carolina $1,929
13 Indian Trail town, North Carolina $1,916
14 Bent Creek CDP, North Carolina $1,914
15 Wrightsville Beach town, North Carolina $1,892
16 Lake Park village, North Carolina $1,875
17 Holly Springs town, North Carolina $1,858
18 Spout Springs CDP, North Carolina $1,794
19 Pine Knoll Shores town, North Carolina $1,792
20 Pinehurst village, North Carolina $1,790
21 Morrisville town, North Carolina $1,785
22 Apex town, North Carolina $1,784
23 Governors Village CDP, North Carolina $1,779
24 Waxhaw town, North Carolina $1,770
25 Walnut Creek village, North Carolina $1,756
26 Cape Carteret town, North Carolina $1,755
27 Stallings town, North Carolina $1,749
28 Huntersville town, North Carolina $1,742
29 Forest Oaks CDP, North Carolina $1,732
30 Emerald Isle town, North Carolina $1,688
31 Moyock CDP, North Carolina $1,686
32 Matthews town, North Carolina $1,670
33 Murraysville CDP, North Carolina $1,667
34 Fuquay-Varina town, North Carolina $1,646
35 Cherry Branch CDP, North Carolina $1,645
36 Weaverville town, North Carolina $1,642
37 Davidson town, North Carolina $1,636
38 Cary town, North Carolina $1,621
39 Mills River town, North Carolina $1,611
40 Laurel Park town, North Carolina $1,605
41 Sneads Ferry CDP, North Carolina $1,605
42 Leland town, North Carolina $1,603
43 Porters Neck CDP, North Carolina $1,591
44 Elon town, North Carolina $1,584
45 Lowesville CDP, North Carolina $1,578
46 Ranlo town, North Carolina $1,574
47 Knightdale town, North Carolina $1,573
48 Cornelius town, North Carolina $1,571
49 Carolina Beach town, North Carolina $1,544
50 Clayton town, North Carolina $1,542
51 Stedman town, North Carolina $1,539
52 Fairfield Harbour CDP, North Carolina $1,527
53 Myrtle Grove CDP, North Carolina $1,523
54 Mooresville town, North Carolina $1,505
55 Charlotte city, North Carolina $1,504
56 Mint Hill town, North Carolina $1,498
57 Winterville town, North Carolina $1,495
58 Holly Ridge town, North Carolina $1,491
59 Chapel Hill town, North Carolina $1,483
60 Raleigh city, North Carolina $1,468
61 Southport city, North Carolina $1,468
62 Pineville town, North Carolina $1,467
63 Wake Forest town, North Carolina $1,458
64 Garner town, North Carolina $1,452
65 Etowah CDP, North Carolina $1,442
66 Kill Devil Hills town, North Carolina $1,440
67 Surf City town, North Carolina $1,421
68 Barbecue CDP, North Carolina $1,419
69 Durham city, North Carolina $1,412
70 Woodfin town, North Carolina $1,408
71 Royal Pines CDP, North Carolina $1,397
72 Wendell town, North Carolina $1,397
73 Swansboro town, North Carolina $1,380
74 Holden Beach town, North Carolina $1,375
75 Kure Beach town, North Carolina $1,373
76 Kitty Hawk town, North Carolina $1,366
77 Concord city, North Carolina $1,365
78 Hillsborough town, North Carolina $1,349
79 Calabash town, North Carolina $1,348
80 Northchase CDP, North Carolina $1,342
81 Trent Woods town, North Carolina $1,342
82 Cedar Point town, North Carolina $1,341
83 Cramerton town, North Carolina $1,341
84 Carrboro town, North Carolina $1,337
85 Boiling Spring Lakes city, North Carolina $1,337
86 Black Mountain town, North Carolina $1,334
87 Mineral Springs town, North Carolina $1,329
88 Wilmington city, North Carolina $1,311
89 Bayshore CDP, North Carolina $1,308
90 Archer Lodge town, North Carolina $1,308
91 Navassa town, North Carolina $1,305
92 Asheville city, North Carolina $1,303
93 Gorman CDP, North Carolina $1,299
94 River Bend town, North Carolina $1,296
95 Buxton CDP, North Carolina $1,295
96 Kings Grant CDP, North Carolina $1,290
97 Silver Lake CDP, North Carolina $1,289
98 Walkertown town, North Carolina $1,283
99 Belmont city, North Carolina $1,274
100 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP, North Carolina $1,272