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Median Gross Rent in North Carolina, by County

Median Gross Rent for every county in North Carolina, ranked. The highest is Mecklenburg County at $1,627 and the lowest is Tyrrell County at $644.

North Carolina: $1,228 · United States: $1,413 · median county in North Carolina: $884

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#County Median Gross Rent
1Mecklenburg County$1,627
2Wake County$1,623
3Durham County$1,508
4Orange County$1,496
5Union County$1,496
6New Hanover County$1,417
7Cabarrus County$1,414
8Buncombe County$1,362
9Brunswick County$1,351
10Dare County$1,345
11Onslow County$1,265
12Hyde County$1,263
13Moore County$1,254
14Iredell County$1,252
15Camden County$1,232
16Cumberland County$1,222
17Henderson County$1,187
18Chatham County$1,180
19Polk County$1,178
20Pasquotank County$1,170
21Guilford County$1,163
22Currituck County$1,162
23Gaston County$1,153
24Johnston County$1,146
25Gates County$1,143
26Watauga County$1,127
27Harnett County$1,112
28Craven County$1,110
29Carteret County$1,108
30Pender County$1,106
31Forsyth County$1,098
32Hoke County$1,089
33Franklin County$1,083
34Haywood County$1,067
35Alamance County$1,064
36Lee County$1,017
37Lincoln County$1,015
38Rowan County$1,013
39Granville County$1,008
40Perquimans County$1,008
41Pitt County$993
42Transylvania County$967
43Catawba County$965
44Wayne County$965
45Nash County$953
46Wilson County$953
47Cleveland County$914
48Jackson County$904
49Davidson County$901
50Randolph County$887
51Burke County$884
52Vance County$883
53Yancey County$882
54Beaufort County$871
55Davie County$867
56Duplin County$865
57Person County$864
58Lenoir County$861
59Stanly County$861
60Ashe County$859
61Edgecombe County$858
62Greene County$853
63Hertford County$844
64Bertie County$839
65Sampson County$834
66Columbus County$824
67Anson County$814
68Cherokee County$813
69Halifax County$813
70Mitchell County$813
71Rockingham County$810
72McDowell County$806
73Robeson County$805
74Clay County$804
75Macon County$803
76Warren County$790
77Rutherford County$783
78Madison County$780
79Scotland County$778
80Stokes County$775
81Avery County$773
82Bladen County$773
83Montgomery County$766
84Yadkin County$766
85Alexander County$764
86Surry County$761
87Martin County$758
88Northampton County$758
89Pamlico County$752
90Jones County$747
91Caldwell County$744
92Washington County$743
93Swain County$742
94Caswell County$727
95Richmond County$724
96Wilkes County$723
97Chowan County$681
98Graham County$676
99Alleghany County$675
100Tyrrell County$644

Small populations produce wide margins: Tyrrell County is $644 with a margin of error of ±$210. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Monthly rent plus utilities, at the midpoint of all renting households.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

North Carolina ranks 27th of 52 states for median gross rent.

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