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Highest median rent, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

36Lee County, NCNC70,258$1,017+105%

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

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

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

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

41Pitt County, NCNC182,936$993+111%

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

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

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

45Nash County, NCNC99,365$953+93%

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

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

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

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

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

51Burke County, NCNC88,655$884+96%

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

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

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

55Davie County, NCNC45,855$867+76%

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

57Person County, NCNC40,636$864+90%

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

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

60Ashe County, NCNC27,514$859+129%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

74Clay County, NCNC12,239$804+97%

75Macon County, NCNC39,232$803+66%

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

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

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

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

80Stokes County, NCNC46,126$775+73%

81Avery County, NCNC18,110$773+80%

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

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

84Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$766+75%

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

86Surry County, NCNC72,287$761+85%

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

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

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

90Jones County, NCNC9,575$747+89%

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

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

93Swain County, NCNC14,024$742+93%

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

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

96Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$723+74%

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

98Graham County, NCNC8,190$676+112%

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES