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Highest median rent, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by median gross rent (2010 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

01Dare County, NCNC38,245$1,010+58%

02New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$846+34%

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$845+16%

04Camden County, NCNC11,315$830+61%

05Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$829+20%

06Orange County, NCNC152,498$812+19%

07Onslow County, NCNC217,175$802+55%

08Durham County, NCNC347,240$792+20%

09Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$790+48%

10Currituck County, NCNC33,158$789+34%

11Union County, NCNC267,674$787+34%

12Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$784+35%

13Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$761+82%

14Johnston County, NCNC256,448$745+50%

15Watauga County, NCNC54,786$740+35%

16Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$738+34%

17Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$733+49%

18Craven County, NCNC105,025$732+46%

19Chatham County, NCNC85,111$728+26%

20Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$727+28%

21Pender County, NCNC72,111$718+46%

22Guilford County, NCNC562,234$715+21%

23Iredell County, NCNC211,798$712+32%

24Hoke County, NCNC56,939$705+40%

25Wilson County, NCNC81,150$704+50%

26Harnett County, NCNC150,137$701+44%

27Carteret County, NCNC70,469$699+37%

28Alamance County, NCNC186,177$699+25%

29Haywood County, NCNC63,369$685+51%

30Henderson County, NCNC122,375$684+33%

31Gaston County, NCNC246,558$678+27%

32Granville County, NCNC61,421$678+41%

33Nash County, NCNC99,365$678+37%

34Avery County, NCNC18,110$677+57%

35Macon County, NCNC39,232$676+39%

36Gates County, NCNC10,234$673+50%

37Pitt County, NCNC182,936$672+43%

38Davie County, NCNC45,855$670+36%

39Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$668+28%

40Rowan County, NCNC155,096$666+34%

41Moore County, NCNC110,619$657+24%

42Swain County, NCNC14,024$651+70%

43Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$649+39%

44Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$642+38%

45Polk County, NCNC20,533$639+24%

46Franklin County, NCNC82,037$636+30%

47Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$631+31%

48Catawba County, NCNC170,172$627+19%

49Person County, NCNC40,636$626+38%

50Wayne County, NCNC122,278$626+38%

51Vance County, NCNC42,638$624+41%

52Jackson County, NCNC45,039$623+45%

53Chowan County, NCNC14,082$622+45%

54Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$622+54%

55Lee County, NCNC70,258$621+25%

56Davidson County, NCNC180,182$620+34%

57Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$607+37%

58Greene County, NCNC20,700$607+50%

59Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$603+35%

60Hyde County, NCNC4,554$602+57%

61Anson County, NCNC21,758$594+47%

62Randolph County, NCNC149,516$594+28%

63Hertford County, NCNC19,015$593+45%

64Caswell County, NCNC22,563$590+51%

65Bertie County, NCNC17,086$588+64%

66Halifax County, NCNC46,534$586+47%

67Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$584+44%

68Stanly County, NCNC68,830$584+26%

69Madison County, NCNC22,553$580+58%

70Jones County, NCNC9,575$570+44%

71Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$569+28%

72Alexander County, NCNC36,958$569+30%

73Bladen County, NCNC30,007$566+62%

74Burke County, NCNC88,655$565+26%

75Columbus County, NCNC50,487$563+49%

76Warren County, NCNC18,898$563+43%

77Washington County, NCNC10,638$562+39%

78Scotland County, NCNC33,322$561+30%

79Martin County, NCNC21,601$556+39%

80Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$556+27%

81Stokes County, NCNC46,126$546+22%

82Clay County, NCNC12,239$544+33%

83Ashe County, NCNC27,514$542+45%

84Sampson County, NCNC61,504$540+40%

85Robeson County, NCNC119,941$539+39%

86Duplin County, NCNC51,571$536+34%

87Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$532+47%

88Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$526+30%

89Surry County, NCNC72,287$526+28%

90Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$526+20%

91Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$524+50%

92Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$512+23%

93McDowell County, NCNC45,198$509+24%

94Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$506+24%

95Northampton County, NCNC16,491$497+29%

96Richmond County, NCNC42,041$493+22%

97Yancey County, NCNC19,084$490+32%

98Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$462+22%

99Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$461+23%

100Graham County, NCNC8,190$421+32%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS