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Lowest median rent, North Carolina counties · 1990

North Carolina counties with the lowest median gross rent (2023 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

01Graham County, NCNC8,190$226−29%

02Bertie County, NCNC17,086$229−36%

03Northampton County, NCNC16,491$231−40%

04Madison County, NCNC22,553$234−36%

05Swain County, NCNC14,024$235−39%

06Gates County, NCNC10,234$237−47%

07Camden County, NCNC11,315$242−53%

08Bladen County, NCNC30,007$245−30%

09Warren County, NCNC18,898$246−38%

10Caswell County, NCNC22,563$250−36%

11Yancey County, NCNC19,084$259−30%

12Clay County, NCNC12,239$262−36%

13Hyde County, NCNC4,554$263−31%

14Ashe County, NCNC27,514$265−29%

15Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$266−24%

16Washington County, NCNC10,638$266−34%

17Duplin County, NCNC51,571$267−33%

18Martin County, NCNC21,601$268−33%

19Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$270−28%

20Robeson County, NCNC119,941$273−30%

21Columbus County, NCNC50,487$275−27%

22Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$275−24%

23Hertford County, NCNC19,015$275−33%

24Chowan County, NCNC14,082$279−35%

25Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$282−26%

26Sampson County, NCNC61,504$283−27%

27Jones County, NCNC9,575$287−28%

28Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$287−29%

29Halifax County, NCNC46,534$287−28%

30Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$287−29%

31Greene County, NCNC20,700$288−29%

32Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$289−29%

33Surry County, NCNC72,287$292−29%

34Avery County, NCNC18,110$293−32%

35Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$294−33%

36Anson County, NCNC21,758$296−27%

37McDowell County, NCNC45,198$296−28%

38Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$299−28%

39Jackson County, NCNC45,039$300−30%

40Richmond County, NCNC42,041$301−25%

41Vance County, NCNC42,638$301−32%

42Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$304−31%

43Haywood County, NCNC63,369$305−33%

44Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$306−27%

45Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$307−30%

46Person County, NCNC40,636$309−32%

47Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$310−23%

48Franklin County, NCNC82,037$312−36%

49Scotland County, NCNC33,322$312−28%

50Alexander County, NCNC36,958$312−29%

51Macon County, NCNC39,232$318−34%

52Stokes County, NCNC46,126$319−29%

53Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$320−28%

54Wilson County, NCNC81,150$321−32%

55Hoke County, NCNC56,939$322−36%

56Johnston County, NCNC256,448$322−35%

57Wayne County, NCNC122,278$322−29%

58Granville County, NCNC61,421$323−33%

59Burke County, NCNC88,655$326−28%

60Harnett County, NCNC150,137$326−33%

61Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$327−27%

62Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$328−30%

63Stanly County, NCNC68,830$329−29%

64Polk County, NCNC20,533$332−36%

65Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$338−30%

66Randolph County, NCNC149,516$341−26%

67Nash County, NCNC99,365$345−30%

68Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$345−26%

69Rowan County, NCNC155,096$347−30%

70Pender County, NCNC72,111$350−29%

71Pitt County, NCNC182,936$350−26%

72Lee County, NCNC70,258$350−30%

73Davidson County, NCNC180,182$351−24%

74Moore County, NCNC110,619$356−33%

75Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$359−27%

76Gaston County, NCNC246,558$360−33%

77Iredell County, NCNC211,798$360−33%

78Davie County, NCNC45,855$362−27%

79Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$370−35%

80Catawba County, NCNC170,172$371−29%

81Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$372−32%

82Henderson County, NCNC122,375$372−27%

83Craven County, NCNC105,025$374−25%

84Watauga County, NCNC54,786$374−32%

85Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$378−29%

86Alamance County, NCNC186,177$381−32%

87Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$384−27%

88Carteret County, NCNC70,469$385−25%

89Onslow County, NCNC217,175$398−23%

90Chatham County, NCNC85,111$399−31%

91Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$406−30%

92Union County, NCNC267,674$406−31%

93New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$417−34%

94Currituck County, NCNC33,158$423−28%

95Guilford County, NCNC562,234$428−27%

96Durham County, NCNC347,240$444−33%

97Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$467−33%

98Orange County, NCNC152,498$472−31%

99Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$480−34%

100Dare County, NCNC38,245$516−19%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES