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Highest median rent, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by median gross rent (2020 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$1,204+66%

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$1,195+72%

03Dare County, NCNC38,245$1,137+78%

04Orange County, NCNC152,498$1,136+66%

05Durham County, NCNC347,240$1,103+68%

06Currituck County, NCNC33,158$1,101+87%

07Union County, NCNC267,674$1,078+84%

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$1,060+68%

09Onslow County, NCNC217,175$1,029+99%

10Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$1,019+85%

11Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$984+84%

12Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$966+71%

13Gates County, NCNC10,234$955+113%

14Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$951+93%

15Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$949+63%

16Camden County, NCNC11,315$942+83%

17Watauga County, NCNC54,786$925+69%

18Carteret County, NCNC70,469$921+80%

19Harnett County, NCNC150,137$916+88%

20Henderson County, NCNC122,375$915+78%

21Craven County, NCNC105,025$914+82%

22Iredell County, NCNC211,798$913+69%

23Pender County, NCNC72,111$907+85%

24Guilford County, NCNC562,234$892+51%

25Moore County, NCNC110,619$889+68%

26Chatham County, NCNC85,111$873+51%

27Hoke County, NCNC56,939$863+71%

28Franklin County, NCNC82,037$855+75%

29Polk County, NCNC20,533$855+66%

30Gaston County, NCNC246,558$850+59%

31Granville County, NCNC61,421$849+77%

32Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$836+60%

33Johnston County, NCNC256,448$835+68%

34Alamance County, NCNC186,177$822+48%

35Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$821+96%

36Haywood County, NCNC63,369$811+78%

37Lee County, NCNC70,258$800+61%

38Pitt County, NCNC182,936$793+68%

39Rowan County, NCNC155,096$787+59%

40Hyde County, NCNC4,554$784+105%

41Wayne County, NCNC122,278$784+72%

42Nash County, NCNC99,365$777+57%

43Hertford County, NCNC19,015$777+90%

44Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$777+61%

45Chowan County, NCNC14,082$773+80%

46Avery County, NCNC18,110$759+77%

47Macon County, NCNC39,232$758+56%

48Catawba County, NCNC170,172$754+44%

49Stanly County, NCNC68,830$753+63%

50Jackson County, NCNC45,039$747+74%

51Anson County, NCNC21,758$746+85%

52Wilson County, NCNC81,150$744+59%

53Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$742+83%

54Davie County, NCNC45,855$731+48%

55Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$731+56%

56Northampton County, NCNC16,491$730+89%

57Greene County, NCNC20,700$727+80%

58Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$723+55%

59Martin County, NCNC21,601$720+80%

60Bertie County, NCNC17,086$719+101%

61Davidson County, NCNC180,182$716+54%

62Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$713+104%

63Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$712+61%

64Person County, NCNC40,636$709+56%

65Randolph County, NCNC149,516$707+53%

66Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$707+75%

67Halifax County, NCNC46,534$705+77%

68Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$694+55%

69Alexander County, NCNC36,958$691+57%

70Vance County, NCNC42,638$689+56%

71Madison County, NCNC22,553$686+87%

72Clay County, NCNC12,239$682+67%

73Sampson County, NCNC61,504$682+76%

74Stokes County, NCNC46,126$682+52%

75Duplin County, NCNC51,571$678+70%

76Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$669+53%

77Burke County, NCNC88,655$668+48%

78Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$668+78%

79Bladen County, NCNC30,007$667+91%

80Richmond County, NCNC42,041$662+64%

81Scotland County, NCNC33,322$662+53%

82Ashe County, NCNC27,514$657+75%

83Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$655+62%

84Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$647+45%

85Robeson County, NCNC119,941$647+66%

86McDowell County, NCNC45,198$647+57%

87Columbus County, NCNC50,487$642+69%

88Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$642+54%

89Yancey County, NCNC19,084$642+73%

90Warren County, NCNC18,898$634+61%

91Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$632+44%

92Surry County, NCNC72,287$630+53%

93Jones County, NCNC9,575$627+58%

94Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$626+72%

95Washington County, NCNC10,638$621+54%

96Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$620+64%

97Swain County, NCNC14,024$616+60%

98Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$585+44%

99Caswell County, NCNC22,563$571+46%

100Graham County, NCNC8,190$529+66%

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