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Lowest median rent, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the lowest median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is $887. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chowan County, NC, up 52 places to #4.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01▲23Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$644+72%

02▲5Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$675+86%

03▼2Graham County, NCNC8,190$676+112%

04▲52Chowan County, NCNC14,082$681+59%

05▲8Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$723+74%

06▲14Richmond County, NCNC42,041$724+79%

07▼5Caswell County, NCNC22,563$727+86%

08▼4Swain County, NCNC14,024$742+93%

09▼3Washington County, NCNC10,638$743+84%

10▲5Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$744+67%

11▼3Jones County, NCNC9,575$747+89%

12▲31Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$752+61%

13▲29Martin County, NCNC21,601$758+90%

14▲31Northampton County, NCNC16,491$758+96%

15▼6Surry County, NCNC72,287$761+85%

16▲16Alexander County, NCNC36,958$764+74%

17▼14Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$766+88%

18▼8Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$766+75%

19▲36Avery County, NCNC18,110$773+80%

20▲2Bladen County, NCNC30,007$773+121%

21▲8Stokes County, NCNC46,126$775+73%

22▼1Scotland County, NCNC33,322$778+80%

23▲7Madison County, NCNC22,553$780+113%

24▼6Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$783+94%

25▼14Warren County, NCNC18,898$790+100%

26▲28Macon County, NCNC39,232$803+66%

27Clay County, NCNC12,239$804+97%

28▼12Robeson County, NCNC119,941$805+107%

29▼12McDowell County, NCNC45,198$806+96%

30▼5Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$810+85%

31▲8Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$813+132%

32▼27Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$813+115%

33▲1Halifax County, NCNC46,534$813+104%

34▲16Anson County, NCNC21,758$814+101%

35▼23Columbus County, NCNC50,487$824+117%

36▼8Sampson County, NCNC61,504$834+116%

37▲4Bertie County, NCNC17,086$839+134%

38▲20Hertford County, NCNC19,015$844+106%

39▲5Greene County, NCNC20,700$853+111%

40▼2Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$858+94%

41▼22Ashe County, NCNC27,514$859+129%

42▼6Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$861+113%

43▲9Stanly County, NCNC68,830$861+86%

44▼7Person County, NCNC40,636$864+90%

45▼19Duplin County, NCNC51,571$865+117%

46Davie County, NCNC45,855$867+76%

47▲1Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$871+115%

48▼34Yancey County, NCNC19,084$882+138%

49▼18Vance County, NCNC42,638$883+100%

50▼27Burke County, NCNC88,655$884+96%

51▼16Randolph County, NCNC149,516$887+92%

52▼12Davidson County, NCNC180,182$901+94%

53▼2Jackson County, NCNC45,039$904+110%

54▼21Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$914+104%

55▲2Nash County, NCNC99,365$953+93%

56▼7Wilson County, NCNC81,150$953+103%

57▲4Wayne County, NCNC122,278$965+112%

58▼5Catawba County, NCNC170,172$965+84%

59▼12Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$967+107%

60▲3Pitt County, NCNC182,936$993+111%

61▲9Granville County, NCNC61,421$1,008+110%

62▲4Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$1,008+141%

63▼1Rowan County, NCNC155,096$1,013+104%

64▼5Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$1,015+111%

65▼1Lee County, NCNC70,258$1,017+105%

66▲1Alamance County, NCNC186,177$1,064+91%

67▼2Haywood County, NCNC63,369$1,067+135%

68▲4Franklin County, NCNC82,037$1,083+122%

69▲5Hoke County, NCNC56,939$1,089+116%

70▼1Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$1,098+110%

71▲7Pender County, NCNC72,111$1,106+125%

72▲11Carteret County, NCNC70,469$1,108+117%

73▲7Craven County, NCNC105,025$1,110+122%

74▲8Harnett County, NCNC150,137$1,112+129%

75▲9Watauga County, NCNC54,786$1,127+106%

76▲12Gates County, NCNC10,234$1,143+155%

77▼9Johnston County, NCNC256,448$1,146+130%

78▼7Gaston County, NCNC246,558$1,153+116%

79▲16Currituck County, NCNC33,158$1,162+97%

80▼3Guilford County, NCNC562,234$1,163+97%

81▲6Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$1,170+137%

82▼9Polk County, NCNC20,533$1,178+129%

83▼8Chatham County, NCNC85,111$1,180+104%

84▼3Henderson County, NCNC122,375$1,187+131%

85▲1Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$1,222+110%

86▼1Camden County, NCNC11,315$1,232+140%

87▼8Iredell County, NCNC211,798$1,252+132%

88▼12Moore County, NCNC110,619$1,254+138%

89▼29Hyde County, NCNC4,554$1,263+230%

90▲2Onslow County, NCNC217,175$1,265+144%

91▲7Dare County, NCNC38,245$1,345+111%

92▼2Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$1,351+153%

93▼2Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$1,362+147%

94▼5Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$1,414+150%

95▼2New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$1,417+125%

96▲1Orange County, NCNC152,498$1,496+119%

97▼3Union County, NCNC267,674$1,496+155%

98▼2Durham County, NCNC347,240$1,508+129%

99▲1Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$1,623+123%

100▼1Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$1,627+135%

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