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Lowest median rent, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities with the lowest median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 173 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 173 is $1,246. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Creedmoor, NC, up 58 places to #63.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Hamlet, NCNC5,870$640+71%

02▲6Smithfield, NCNC13,114$658+34%

03▼1Rockingham, NCNC8,815$659+55%

04Lenoir, NCNC18,372$664+53%

05▲44Williamston, NCNC5,086$684+70%

06▼3Mount Airy, NCNC10,682$725+98%

07Sawmills, NCNC5,105$730+53%

08▲11Clinton, NCNC8,466$759+99%

09▼4Marion, NCNC7,440$762+92%

10▲10Laurinburg, NCNC14,582$774+76%

11▼5Ayden, NCNC5,263$778+105%

12▼2Midway, NCNC5,104$778–

13▼2Swannanoa, NCNC6,901$788+65%

14▲20Dunn, NCNC8,814$788+85%

15▼1Long View, NCNC5,387$794+63%

16▼4Eden, NCNC15,500$799+77%

17▼8Forest City, NCNC7,410$813+101%

18▲10Selma, NCNC7,406$820+69%

19▼1Reidsville, NCNC14,692$822+82%

20▲3Tarboro, NCNC10,979$843+79%

21▼4Henderson, NCNC15,013$848+94%

22▲15Washington, NCNC9,910$856+115%

23▼1Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,386$858+110%

24▲8Roxboro, NCNC8,380$860+89%

25▼9Lumberton, NCNC18,955$866+111%

26▲3Kinston, NCNC19,705$867+121%

27▼1Cullowhee, NCNC7,973$869+104%

28▲13Dallas, NCNC6,392$872+79%

29▲1Thomasville, NCNC27,733$879+82%

30▲23Albemarle, NCNC17,769$880+94%

31▼10Mocksville, NCNC6,282$892+94%

32▼1Lexington, NCNC20,238$893+97%

33▲40Angier, NCNC9,410$894+63%

34▲11King, NCNC7,977$895+100%

35▲40Locust, NCNC6,120$895+69%

36▲3Conover, NCNC8,938$898+73%

37▼10Asheboro, NCNC27,990$906+92%

38▲20Wadesboro, NCNC5,035$906+132%

39▼14Morganton, NCNC17,849$944+99%

40▼16Shelby, NCNC23,309$945+105%

41▲13Trinity, NCNC7,274$955+99%

42▲14Rocky Mount, NCNC55,120$957+93%

43▼5St. Stephens, NCNC9,457$958+87%

44▼4Kings Mountain, NCNC12,117$959+133%

45▼1Lincolnton, NCNC12,465$965+111%

46▲16Goldsboro, NCNC35,012$971+115%

47▼4Wilson, NCNC49,572$971+103%

48▲17Unionville, NCNC7,322$978+72%

49▼36Brevard, NCNC8,098$979+124%

50▲2Oxford, NCNC8,985$995+113%

51▼18Lillington, NCNC5,040$997+99%

52▼37Siler City, NCNC8,155$1,000+109%

53▼6Statesville, NCNC32,181$1,000+88%

54▲14Greenville, NCNC96,443$1,007+109%

55▼4East Flat Rock, NCNC6,323$1,015+100%

56▼21Archdale, NCNC12,254$1,034+115%

57▼11Gibsonville, NCNC9,876$1,034+87%

58▲11Burlington, NCNC61,496$1,051+90%

59▼4Sanford, NCNC34,138$1,052+112%

60▲6Bessemer City, NCNC5,834$1,053+129%

61▼19Cherryville, NCNC6,523$1,059+110%

62▼12Hickory, NCNC45,975$1,063+97%

63▲58Creedmoor, NCNC5,046$1,065+79%

64▼3Waynesville, NCNC11,006$1,070+148%

65▼17Graham, NCNC20,131$1,071+96%

66▲1Salisbury, NCNC36,879$1,071+112%

67▲9Nashville, NCNC5,911$1,073+108%

68▲11New Bern, NCNC34,724$1,081+114%

69▲9Kernersville, NCNC29,128$1,082+105%

70▲1Rolesville, NCNC12,839$1,085+58%

71▲1Winston-Salem, NCNC257,271$1,087+110%

72▼9Newton, NCNC13,822$1,091+107%

73▲24Lewisville, NCNC14,421$1,095+91%

74▼14Zebulon, NCNC11,933$1,109+92%

75▲20Boone, NCNC19,929$1,111+108%

76▲9High Point, NCNC120,571$1,116+111%

77▲16Elizabeth City, NCNC19,622$1,117+136%

78▲13Morehead City, NCNC10,434$1,134+124%

79▲11Hope Mills, NCNC18,324$1,141+94%

80▲8Greensboro, NCNC308,667$1,172+93%

81▲11Piney Green, NCNC14,078$1,202+115%

82▲7Gastonia, NCNC87,067$1,204+115%

83▼1Half Moon, NCNC7,378$1,210+92%

84▼10Pittsboro, NCNC5,054$1,211+111%

85▲13Hampstead, NCNC9,292$1,216–

86▼22Aberdeen, NCNC10,066$1,244+118%

87▲18Monroe, NCNC42,644$1,246+112%

88▲30Wrightsboro, NCNC6,287$1,250+119%

89▲10Fayetteville, NCNC209,120$1,250+114%

90▲36Anderson Creek, NCNC13,927$1,251–

91▼10Mount Holly, NCNC19,033$1,256+118%

92▼35Shallotte, NCNC5,335$1,256+125%

93▼6Clemmons, NCNC22,808$1,269+107%

94▲21Havelock, NCNC17,430$1,280+152%

95▲1Mebane, NCNC21,952$1,283+115%

96▲37Kings Grant, NCNC9,003$1,292+59%

97▲7Butner, NCNC8,112$1,307+131%

98▲54Holly Ridge, NCNC5,908$1,315+167%

99▼15Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,906$1,319–

100▼17Kannapolis, NCNC61,708$1,319+152%

101▲9Jacksonville, NCNC72,732$1,321+143%

102▲35Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,494$1,327+112%

103▼9Hendersonville, NCNC15,867$1,332+171%

104▲19Oak Island, NCNC9,337$1,339+90%

105▲3Spring Lake, NCNC11,252$1,351+165%

106▼6Southern Pines, NCNC17,357$1,354+135%

107▲4Cramerton, NCNC5,713$1,364+125%

108▲4Northchase, NCNC5,896$1,365–

109▼8Belmont, NCNC16,415$1,365+150%

110▼7Hillsborough, NCNC9,778$1,368+107%

111▼52Walkertown, NCNC6,120$1,379+191%

112Barbecue, NCNC5,910$1,383–

113▲6Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,875$1,385+164%

114▼8Wilmington, NCNC126,809$1,395+132%

115▲5Asheville, NCNC93,523$1,402+149%

116▼46Etowah, NCNC7,968$1,413+143%

117▼3Silver Lake, NCNC6,563$1,416+110%

118▼41Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,165$1,416+125%

119▼39Midland, NCNC5,151$1,418–

120▼34Stokesdale, NCNC6,133$1,450+109%

121▼14Concord, NCNC114,598$1,451+148%

122▼20Wendell, NCNC19,687$1,457+195%

123▲22Archer Lodge, NCNC5,649$1,458–

124▲10Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,637$1,463+135%

125▲3Carrboro, NCNC20,962$1,470+111%

126▼1Fletcher, NCNC8,373$1,484+192%

127Porters Neck, NCNC7,654$1,503–

128▼4Durham, NCNC305,561$1,508+130%

129Carolina Beach, NCNC6,870$1,513+116%

130▼8Summerfield, NCNC11,327$1,521+143%

131▼22Mint Hill, NCNC29,476$1,528+110%

132▼96Winterville, NCNC10,973$1,534+238%

133▼1Woodfin, NCNC8,229$1,546+191%

134▲7Garner, NCNC41,562$1,549+118%

135▼22Mills River, NCNC7,504$1,551–

136▼5Pineville, NCNC11,851$1,552+118%

137▲10Westport, NCNC5,915$1,556+52%

138▼3Raleigh, NCNC506,306$1,572+119%

139Wake Forest, NCNC58,147$1,596+145%

140▼2Charlotte, NCNC964,784$1,612+136%

141▲1Chapel Hill, NCNC63,565$1,613+134%

142▼26Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,731$1,626+138%

143▼7Mooresville, NCNC55,842$1,626+173%

144▲5Davidson, NCNC16,662$1,652+130%

145▼2Black Mountain, NCNC8,491$1,652+206%

146▼29Clayton, NCNC32,633$1,661+154%

147▲17Pinehurst, NCNC18,670$1,664+96%

148▼18Knightdale, NCNC23,144$1,674+138%

149▲6Surf City, NCNC5,142$1,707+162%

150▲13Moyock, NCNC5,684$1,710–

151▼3Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,536$1,720+177%

152▼8Cornelius, NCNC35,094$1,722+87%

153▼13Leland, NCNC35,731$1,735+242%

154▼4Cary, NCNC183,582$1,738+110%

155▼2Matthews, NCNC32,769$1,764+119%

156▼10Murraysville, NCNC16,339$1,777+109%

157▼1Huntersville, NCNC68,535$1,834+147%

158▼1Waxhaw, NCNC23,140$1,840+159%

159Morrisville, NCNC32,466$1,858+109%

160Stallings, NCNC17,760$1,882+243%

161▼3Apex, NCNC80,419$1,902+127%

162Weddington, NCNC14,517$1,927+168%

163▲2Carolina Shores, NCNC5,540$1,973+156%

164▲4Spout Springs, NCNC11,242$2,010–

165▼3Holly Springs, NCNC50,288$2,021+175%

166▼5Indian Trail, NCNC44,303$2,077+221%

167▼13Elon, NCNC11,366$2,080–

168▲1Whispering Pines, NCNC5,505$2,336+124%

169▼2Harrisburg, NCNC20,742$2,640+327%

170▼19Ogden, NCNC8,249$2,867+245%

171Oak Ridge, NCNC7,896$3,009+381%

172▼1Briar Chapel, NCNC6,049$3,177–

173▼7Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,566$3,191+77%

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