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Highest renter share, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 175 is 35.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Northchase, NC, up 67 places to #10.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Cullowhee, NCNC7,97389.1%+19.6 pts

02▲1Spring Lake, NCNC11,25280.2%+16.0 pts

03▼1Boone, NCNC19,92973.8%+3.3 pts

04Greenville, NCNC96,44367.3%+6.6 pts

05▲4Goldsboro, NCNC35,01263.7%+6.3 pts

06Jacksonville, NCNC72,73261.3%+0.5 pts

07Henderson, NCNC15,01361.1%+8.0 pts

08▲13Havelock, NCNC17,43058.7%−3.4 pts

09▲10Lexington, NCNC20,23858.4%+8.2 pts

10▲67Northchase, NCNC5,89657.5%–

11▲2Kinston, NCNC19,70557.5%+9.5 pts

12▼7Selma, NCNC7,40656.9%+3.0 pts

13▼5Carrboro, NCNC20,96256.5%−12.0 pts

14▲11Lumberton, NCNC18,95556.1%+13.8 pts

15▼3Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62255.9%+5.5 pts

16▲4Forest City, NCNC7,41054.6%+6.4 pts

17▼3Morrisville, NCNC32,46654.6%−15.1 pts

18▲6Asheboro, NCNC27,99054.5%+8.6 pts

19▼3Hendersonville, NCNC15,86753.9%+10.9 pts

20▼3Lincolnton, NCNC12,46553.8%+9.9 pts

21▲11Washington, NCNC9,91053.6%+5.1 pts

22▲14Laurinburg, NCNC14,58253.4%+11.3 pts

23▲16Morehead City, NCNC10,43453.3%+8.8 pts

24▼1Fayetteville, NCNC209,12052.6%+5.9 pts

25▼7Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56552.6%−4.6 pts

26▼4Wilmington, NCNC126,80952.4%+1.0 pts

27▲16Clinton, NCNC8,46651.4%+6.5 pts

28▼18Pineville, NCNC11,85151.1%−14.0 pts

29▲1Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12051.0%+6.0 pts

30▲14Wilson, NCNC49,57250.9%+1.8 pts

31▲11Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38650.1%+9.5 pts

32▲1Greensboro, NCNC308,66749.5%+2.5 pts

33▼18Williamston, NCNC5,08649.5%+1.4 pts

34▼23Roxboro, NCNC8,38049.3%0.0 pts

35▼8Raleigh, NCNC506,30649.3%+0.8 pts

36▲28Brevard, NCNC8,09849.1%+15.0 pts

37▲9Charlotte, NCNC964,78449.0%+6.5 pts

38▲20Marion, NCNC7,44048.7%+8.3 pts

39▲8Statesville, NCNC32,18148.4%+3.2 pts

40▼2Salisbury, NCNC36,87948.2%+1.6 pts

41▼15Asheville, NCNC93,52348.1%+4.9 pts

42▲40Nashville, NCNC5,91148.0%+13.9 pts

43▲27Hamlet, NCNC5,87048.0%+12.5 pts

44▼13Durham, NCNC305,56147.7%−3.4 pts

45▼16Reidsville, NCNC14,69247.2%+5.2 pts

46▼11Oxford, NCNC8,98547.1%+4.9 pts

47▲34Long View, NCNC5,38746.9%+10.5 pts

48▲5Graham, NCNC20,13146.8%+2.1 pts

49▲2Sanford, NCNC34,13846.7%+4.7 pts

50▼22Woodfin, NCNC8,22946.3%−1.8 pts

51▲1Burlington, NCNC61,49646.2%+5.6 pts

52▲7Dunn, NCNC8,81446.0%+1.7 pts

53▲8Gastonia, NCNC87,06745.8%+2.5 pts

54▼5Morganton, NCNC17,84945.3%+2.3 pts

55▼5Hickory, NCNC45,97545.0%0.0 pts

56▲1Eden, NCNC15,50045.0%+9.3 pts

57▲11Mount Airy, NCNC10,68244.6%−0.4 pts

58▼2Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27144.4%+0.2 pts

59▼14Siler City, NCNC8,15544.0%+3.0 pts

60▲2Albemarle, NCNC17,76943.7%+6.9 pts

61▲11Southern Pines, NCNC17,35743.4%+6.3 pts

62▼21Tarboro, NCNC10,97942.8%+1.5 pts

63▲13Waynesville, NCNC11,00642.7%+8.1 pts

64▲1High Point, NCNC120,57142.2%+1.2 pts

65▲10Mooresville, NCNC55,84241.7%+7.2 pts

66▼26Smithfield, NCNC13,11441.3%−5.2 pts

67▼1Aberdeen, NCNC10,06641.0%+1.7 pts

68▼20Ayden, NCNC5,26340.8%−3.2 pts

69▲4New Bern, NCNC34,72440.3%−3.3 pts

70▼33Shelby, NCNC23,30940.1%−1.7 pts

71▼8Kernersville, NCNC29,12839.5%−6.9 pts

72▲2Mebane, NCNC21,95239.5%+2.9 pts

73▼39Rockingham, NCNC8,81538.5%−2.6 pts

74▲4Monroe, NCNC42,64438.4%−5.5 pts

75▲11Mocksville, NCNC6,28238.1%+1.1 pts

76▲31Cramerton, NCNC5,71338.0%+12.1 pts

77▼8Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11737.9%+1.0 pts

78▼11Thomasville, NCNC27,73337.6%−9.3 pts

79▲5Zebulon, NCNC11,93337.3%−1.7 pts

80▲7Clayton, NCNC32,63337.3%+2.0 pts

81▼27Wadesboro, NCNC5,03536.9%−7.3 pts

82▼27Lillington, NCNC5,04036.9%−7.8 pts

83▼3Garner, NCNC41,56236.8%+5.9 pts

84▲16Shallotte, NCNC5,33536.3%+14.9 pts

85▲4Hillsborough, NCNC9,77836.2%−3.2 pts

86▲8East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32335.9%+2.7 pts

87▼4Lenoir, NCNC18,37235.8%−1.0 pts

88▲32Kings Grant, NCNC9,00335.7%+17.0 pts

89▼29Dallas, NCNC6,39235.6%−11.7 pts

90▲18Matthews, NCNC32,76935.6%+13.7 pts

91▲2Knightdale, NCNC23,14435.3%+9.6 pts

92▲27King, NCNC7,97734.9%+15.0 pts

93▲2Concord, NCNC114,59834.8%+2.4 pts

94▼4Kannapolis, NCNC61,70834.4%+1.1 pts

95▼3Bessemer City, NCNC5,83434.0%+0.2 pts

96▼8Piney Green, NCNC14,07833.6%−5.2 pts

97▼18Hope Mills, NCNC18,32433.5%−0.5 pts

98▲1Cary, NCNC183,58233.4%+6.2 pts

99▼3Black Mountain, NCNC8,49133.1%+3.3 pts

100▼3Sawmills, NCNC5,10531.3%+1.2 pts

101▲3Mount Holly, NCNC19,03331.2%−8.5 pts

102▲8Conover, NCNC8,93831.0%+4.8 pts

103Cornelius, NCNC35,09430.5%+6.6 pts

104▲2Pittsboro, NCNC5,05430.4%−11.0 pts

105▼4Cherryville, NCNC6,52330.3%+2.0 pts

106▼15Angier, NCNC9,41030.2%−12.6 pts

107▲25Creedmoor, NCNC5,04630.1%−4.0 pts

108▼37Elon, NCNC11,36629.9%–

109▼11Anderson Creek, NCNC13,92729.5%–

110▼5Belmont, NCNC16,41529.3%−2.8 pts

111▲1Huntersville, NCNC68,53528.3%+3.7 pts

112▼27Newton, NCNC13,82227.4%−9.9 pts

113▲25Hampstead, NCNC9,29227.1%–

114▼12Butner, NCNC8,11226.2%−10.4 pts

115▼1Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73126.1%−6.4 pts

116▲20Surf City, NCNC5,14226.1%+0.8 pts

117▲4Wake Forest, NCNC58,14726.0%−10.9 pts

118▲4Walkertown, NCNC6,12026.0%+8.2 pts

119▲7Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53625.8%−12.7 pts

120▼5Spout Springs, NCNC11,24225.4%–

121▼8Clemmons, NCNC22,80824.3%+4.4 pts

122▼11Half Moon, NCNC7,37824.1%−9.6 pts

123▼7Apex, NCNC80,41923.5%−0.5 pts

124Murraysville, NCNC16,33922.7%+8.4 pts

125▲20Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28722.0%+7.2 pts

126▲11Indian Trail, NCNC44,30321.9%+11.3 pts

127Wendell, NCNC19,68721.8%−8.5 pts

128▼10Archdale, NCNC12,25421.6%−5.2 pts

129▼20Swannanoa, NCNC6,90121.4%−3.7 pts

130▲33Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64920.3%–

131▼14Davidson, NCNC16,66220.0%−0.7 pts

132▲14Trinity, NCNC7,27419.9%+0.2 pts

133▲7Holly Springs, NCNC50,28819.4%+5.1 pts

134▲5Leland, NCNC35,73119.4%−10.5 pts

135Gibsonville, NCNC9,87618.9%−8.7 pts

136▲12Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87518.4%+5.8 pts

137Barbecue, NCNC5,91018.3%–

138▼8Silver Lake, NCNC6,56317.8%−9.1 pts

139▼11Porters Neck, NCNC7,65417.4%–

140▼7Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16517.1%+5.0 pts

141▲14Waxhaw, NCNC23,14017.0%+2.3 pts

142Winterville, NCNC10,97316.8%−7.2 pts

143▼2Mint Hill, NCNC29,47616.8%+1.0 pts

144▼15St. Stephens, NCNC9,45716.4%−5.4 pts

145▲2Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63716.4%+3.1 pts

146▲4Midland, NCNC5,15116.1%–

147▲10Etowah, NCNC7,96816.0%+4.2 pts

148▼23Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87015.6%−18.7 pts

149▲2Pinehurst, NCNC18,67014.8%+2.9 pts

150▼19Fletcher, NCNC8,37314.7%−1.4 pts

151▼2Mills River, NCNC7,50414.4%–

152Lewisville, NCNC14,42114.3%+0.9 pts

153Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,90614.3%–

154▲10Whispering Pines, NCNC5,50514.2%+10.1 pts

155▼21Locust, NCNC6,12013.1%−5.6 pts

156Unionville, NCNC7,32212.8%−0.3 pts

157▲3Stallings, NCNC17,76012.5%−5.3 pts

158▼35Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90811.4%−29.4 pts

159▼5Ogden, NCNC8,24911.4%+0.5 pts

160▼17Midway, NCNC5,10410.5%–

161▼17Oak Island, NCNC9,33710.3%−10.8 pts

162▼1Harrisburg, NCNC20,7428.5%+2.6 pts

163▲6Oak Ridge, NCNC7,8967.8%0.0 pts

164▼6Rolesville, NCNC12,8397.5%−22.0 pts

165▲6Briar Chapel, NCNC6,0496.9%–

166Summerfield, NCNC11,3276.2%−3.6 pts

167Carolina Shores, NCNC5,5405.3%+2.8 pts

168Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,4945.1%−10.3 pts

169▲4Weddington, NCNC14,5174.9%0.0 pts

170▼8Moyock, NCNC5,6844.5%–

171▼12Stokesdale, NCNC6,1333.9%−13.4 pts

172St. James, NCNC7,3183.6%−5.5 pts

173▼8Westport, NCNC5,9153.5%−2.7 pts

174▼4Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,5661.9%−4.8 pts

175▼1Marvin, NCNC7,0400.5%−2.8 pts

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