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Highest median rent, North Carolina counties · 2000

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

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$727+0%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$693+0%

03Orange County, NCNC152,498$684+0%

04Durham County, NCNC347,240$658+0%

05Dare County, NCNC38,245$638+0%

06New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$631+0%

07Currituck County, NCNC33,158$590+0%

08Guilford County, NCNC562,234$590+0%

09Union County, NCNC267,674$587+0%

10Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$581+0%

11Chatham County, NCNC85,111$579+0%

12Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$566+0%

13Alamance County, NCNC186,177$557+0%

14Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$551+0%

15Watauga County, NCNC54,786$548+0%

16Iredell County, NCNC211,798$540+0%

17Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$535+0%

18Gaston County, NCNC246,558$535+0%

19Moore County, NCNC110,619$528+0%

20Catawba County, NCNC170,172$525+0%

21Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$523+0%

22Onslow County, NCNC217,175$518+0%

23Polk County, NCNC20,533$515+0%

24Camden County, NCNC11,315$514+0%

25Henderson County, NCNC122,375$513+0%

26Carteret County, NCNC70,469$511+0%

27Hoke County, NCNC56,939$504+0%

28Craven County, NCNC105,025$501+0%

29Johnston County, NCNC256,448$498+0%

30Lee County, NCNC70,258$497+0%

31Rowan County, NCNC155,096$496+0%

32Nash County, NCNC99,365$494+0%

33Davie County, NCNC45,855$493+0%

34Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$493+0%

35Pender County, NCNC72,111$491+0%

36Franklin County, NCNC82,037$488+0%

37Harnett County, NCNC150,137$486+0%

38Macon County, NCNC39,232$485+0%

39Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$482+0%

40Granville County, NCNC61,421$481+0%

41Pitt County, NCNC182,936$471+0%

42Wilson County, NCNC81,150$469+0%

43Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$468+0%

44Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$466+0%

45Davidson County, NCNC180,182$464+0%

46Randolph County, NCNC149,516$463+0%

47Stanly County, NCNC68,830$463+0%

48Person County, NCNC40,636$455+0%

49Wayne County, NCNC122,278$455+0%

50Haywood County, NCNC63,369$455+0%

51Burke County, NCNC88,655$450+0%

52Stokes County, NCNC46,126$449+0%

53Gates County, NCNC10,234$448+0%

54Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$447+0%

55Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$446+0%

56Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$442+0%

57Vance County, NCNC42,638$441+0%

58Alexander County, NCNC36,958$439+0%

59Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$438+0%

60Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$437+0%

61Scotland County, NCNC33,322$433+0%

62Avery County, NCNC18,110$430+0%

63Jackson County, NCNC45,039$430+0%

64Chowan County, NCNC14,082$429+0%

65Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$419+0%

66Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$416+0%

67Surry County, NCNC72,287$411+0%

68McDowell County, NCNC45,198$411+0%

69Hertford County, NCNC19,015$410+0%

70Clay County, NCNC12,239$408+0%

71Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$407+0%

72Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$405+0%

73Greene County, NCNC20,700$405+0%

74Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$405+0%

75Anson County, NCNC21,758$404+0%

76Richmond County, NCNC42,041$404+0%

77Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$404+0%

78Washington County, NCNC10,638$403+0%

79Martin County, NCNC21,601$400+0%

80Duplin County, NCNC51,571$399+0%

81Halifax County, NCNC46,534$399+0%

82Jones County, NCNC9,575$396+0%

83Warren County, NCNC18,898$395+0%

84Caswell County, NCNC22,563$390+0%

85Robeson County, NCNC119,941$389+0%

86Sampson County, NCNC61,504$387+0%

87Northampton County, NCNC16,491$386+0%

88Swain County, NCNC14,024$384+0%

89Hyde County, NCNC4,554$383+0%

90Columbus County, NCNC50,487$379+0%

91Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$379+0%

92Ashe County, NCNC27,514$375+0%

93Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$375+0%

94Yancey County, NCNC19,084$371+0%

95Madison County, NCNC22,553$367+0%

96Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$363+0%

97Bertie County, NCNC17,086$358+0%

98Bladen County, NCNC30,007$350+0%

99Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$350+0%

100Graham County, NCNC8,190$319+0%

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