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Highest median rent, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is $887. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Yancey County, NC, up 36 places to #53.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01▲1Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$1,627+135%

02▼1Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$1,623+123%

03▲2Durham County, NCNC347,240$1,508+129%

04Orange County, NCNC152,498$1,496+119%

05▲2Union County, NCNC267,674$1,496+155%

06▲2New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$1,417+125%

07▲5Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$1,414+150%

08▲2Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$1,362+147%

09▲2Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$1,351+153%

10▼7Dare County, NCNC38,245$1,345+111%

11▼2Onslow County, NCNC217,175$1,265+144%

12▲28Hyde County, NCNC4,554$1,263+230%

13▲12Moore County, NCNC110,619$1,254+138%

14▲8Iredell County, NCNC211,798$1,252+132%

15▲1Camden County, NCNC11,315$1,232+140%

16▼1Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$1,222+110%

17▲3Henderson County, NCNC122,375$1,187+131%

18▲8Chatham County, NCNC85,111$1,180+104%

19▲10Polk County, NCNC20,533$1,178+129%

20▼6Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$1,170+137%

21▲3Guilford County, NCNC562,234$1,163+97%

22▼16Currituck County, NCNC33,158$1,162+97%

23▲7Gaston County, NCNC246,558$1,153+116%

24▲9Johnston County, NCNC256,448$1,146+130%

25▼12Gates County, NCNC10,234$1,143+155%

26▼9Watauga County, NCNC54,786$1,127+106%

27▼8Harnett County, NCNC150,137$1,112+129%

28▼7Craven County, NCNC105,025$1,110+122%

29▼11Carteret County, NCNC70,469$1,108+117%

30▼7Pender County, NCNC72,111$1,106+125%

31▲1Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$1,098+110%

32▼5Hoke County, NCNC56,939$1,089+116%

33▼5Franklin County, NCNC82,037$1,083+122%

34▲2Haywood County, NCNC63,369$1,067+135%

35▼1Alamance County, NCNC186,177$1,064+91%

36▲1Lee County, NCNC70,258$1,017+105%

37▲7Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$1,015+111%

38▲1Rowan County, NCNC155,096$1,013+104%

39▼8Granville County, NCNC61,421$1,008+110%

40▼5Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$1,008+141%

41▼3Pitt County, NCNC182,936$993+111%

42▲13Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$967+107%

43▼2Wayne County, NCNC122,278$965+112%

44▲4Catawba County, NCNC170,172$965+84%

45▼3Nash County, NCNC99,365$953+93%

46▲6Wilson County, NCNC81,150$953+103%

47▲21Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$914+104%

48▲2Jackson County, NCNC45,039$904+110%

49▲12Davidson County, NCNC180,182$901+94%

50▲15Randolph County, NCNC149,516$887+92%

51▲26Burke County, NCNC88,655$884+96%

52▲18Vance County, NCNC42,638$883+100%

53▲36Yancey County, NCNC19,084$882+138%

54▼1Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$871+115%

55▼1Davie County, NCNC45,855$867+76%

56▲19Duplin County, NCNC51,571$865+117%

57▲7Person County, NCNC40,636$864+90%

58▲8Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$861+113%

59▼10Stanly County, NCNC68,830$861+86%

60▲22Ashe County, NCNC27,514$859+129%

61▲2Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$858+94%

62▼5Greene County, NCNC20,700$853+111%

63▼20Hertford County, NCNC19,015$844+106%

64▼4Bertie County, NCNC17,086$839+134%

65▲8Sampson County, NCNC61,504$834+116%

66▲21Columbus County, NCNC50,487$824+117%

67▼16Anson County, NCNC21,758$814+101%

68▼6Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$813+132%

69▲27Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$813+115%

70▼3Halifax County, NCNC46,534$813+104%

71▲5Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$810+85%

72▲14McDowell County, NCNC45,198$806+96%

73▲12Robeson County, NCNC119,941$805+107%

74▼2Clay County, NCNC12,239$804+97%

75▼28Macon County, NCNC39,232$803+66%

76▲14Warren County, NCNC18,898$790+100%

77▲6Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$783+94%

78▼7Madison County, NCNC22,553$780+113%

79▲2Scotland County, NCNC33,322$778+80%

80▼6Stokes County, NCNC46,126$775+73%

81▼35Avery County, NCNC18,110$773+80%

82▼3Bladen County, NCNC30,007$773+121%

83▲15Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$766+88%

84▲7Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$766+75%

85▼16Alexander County, NCNC36,958$764+74%

86▲6Surry County, NCNC72,287$761+85%

87▼28Martin County, NCNC21,601$758+90%

88▼32Northampton County, NCNC16,491$758+96%

89▼31Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$752+61%

90▲3Jones County, NCNC9,575$747+89%

91▼7Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$744+67%

92▲3Washington County, NCNC10,638$743+84%

93▲4Swain County, NCNC14,024$742+93%

94▲5Caswell County, NCNC22,563$727+86%

95▼15Richmond County, NCNC42,041$724+79%

96▼8Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$723+74%

97▼52Chowan County, NCNC14,082$681+59%

98▲2Graham County, NCNC8,190$676+112%

99▼5Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$675+86%

100▼22Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$644+72%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES