North Carolina Counties 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 100 counties 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

#	Counties	Median Gross Rent ↓
1	Orange County, North Carolina	$2,217
2	Caldwell County, North Carolina	$2,141
3	Franklin County, North Carolina	$2,091
4	Union County, North Carolina	$2,054
5	Forsyth County, North Carolina	$1,860
6	Chatham County, North Carolina	$1,808
7	New Hanover County, North Carolina	$1,597
8	Graham County, North Carolina	$1,552
9	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	$1,521
10	Beaufort County, North Carolina	$1,450
11	Durham County, North Carolina	$1,415
12	Stanly County, North Carolina	$1,359
13	Pender County, North Carolina	$1,335
14	Buncombe County, North Carolina	$1,281
15	Nash County, North Carolina	$1,274
16	Brunswick County, North Carolina	$1,267
17	Madison County, North Carolina	$1,263
18	Davidson County, North Carolina	$1,259
19	Burke County, North Carolina	$1,250
20	Bertie County, North Carolina	$1,244
21	Perquimans County, North Carolina	$1,238
22	Clay County, North Carolina	$1,208
23	Onslow County, North Carolina	$1,198
24	Moore County, North Carolina	$1,181
25	Gates County, North Carolina	$1,157
26	Pasquotank County, North Carolina	$1,146
27	Haywood County, North Carolina	$1,134
28	Currituck County, North Carolina	$1,126
29	Henderson County, North Carolina	$1,120
30	Wayne County, North Carolina	$1,117
31	Guilford County, North Carolina	$1,108
32	Gaston County, North Carolina	$1,085
33	Watauga County, North Carolina	$1,082
34	Harnett County, North Carolina	$1,080
35	Craven County, North Carolina	$1,076
36	Hoke County, North Carolina	$1,047
37	Polk County, North Carolina	$1,039
38	Dare County, North Carolina	$1,034
39	Surry County, North Carolina	$1,028
40	Davie County, North Carolina	$1,010
41	Granville County, North Carolina	$1,008
42	Alamance County, North Carolina	$1,007
43	Carteret County, North Carolina	$1,005
44	Rowan County, North Carolina	$990
45	Lincoln County, North Carolina	$977
46	Pitt County, North Carolina	$971
47	Lee County, North Carolina	$962
48	Washington County, North Carolina	$952
49	Richmond County, North Carolina	$944
50	Hyde County, North Carolina	$941
51	Caswell County, North Carolina	$935
52	Camden County, North Carolina	$916
53	Wilson County, North Carolina	$915
54	Transylvania County, North Carolina	$909
55	Columbus County, North Carolina	$893
56	Catawba County, North Carolina	$891
57	Wake County, North Carolina	$885
58	Person County, North Carolina	$885
59	Hertford County, North Carolina	$885
60	Cabarrus County, North Carolina	$880
61	Randolph County, North Carolina	$857
62	Jackson County, North Carolina	$855
63	Cumberland County, North Carolina	$851
64	Anson County, North Carolina	$849
65	Cleveland County, North Carolina	$835
66	Warren County, North Carolina	$827
67	Halifax County, North Carolina	$821
68	Edgecombe County, North Carolina	$818
69	Lenoir County, North Carolina	$814
70	Iredell County, North Carolina	$813
71	Sampson County, North Carolina	$811
72	Yancey County, North Carolina	$807
73	Cherokee County, North Carolina	$800
74	Avery County, North Carolina	$791
75	Macon County, North Carolina	$791
76	Rockingham County, North Carolina	$789
77	Robeson County, North Carolina	$784
78	Pamlico County, North Carolina	$783
79	Johnston County, North Carolina	$775
80	Ashe County, North Carolina	$774
81	Scotland County, North Carolina	$766
82	Chowan County, North Carolina	$766
83	Stokes County, North Carolina	$766
84	Alleghany County, North Carolina	$755
85	Montgomery County, North Carolina	$753
86	Bladen County, North Carolina	$752
87	Northampton County, North Carolina	$749
88	Rutherford County, North Carolina	$748
89	Alexander County, North Carolina	$745
90	Mitchell County, North Carolina	$744
91	McDowell County, North Carolina	$741
92	Yadkin County, North Carolina	$734
93	Greene County, North Carolina	$730
94	Martin County, North Carolina	$729
95	Jones County, North Carolina	$725
96	Vance County, North Carolina	$722
97	Wilkes County, North Carolina	$715
98	Swain County, North Carolina	$715
99	Duplin County, North Carolina	$642
100	Tyrrell County, North Carolina	$612