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Lowest median rent, North Carolina counties · 2010

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$421+32%

02Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$461+23%

03Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$462+22%

04Yancey County, NCNC19,084$490+32%

05Richmond County, NCNC42,041$493+22%

06Northampton County, NCNC16,491$497+29%

07Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$506+24%

08McDowell County, NCNC45,198$509+24%

09Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$512+23%

10Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$524+50%

11Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$526+30%

12Surry County, NCNC72,287$526+28%

13Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$526+20%

14Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$532+47%

15Duplin County, NCNC51,571$536+34%

16Robeson County, NCNC119,941$539+39%

17Sampson County, NCNC61,504$540+40%

18Ashe County, NCNC27,514$542+45%

19Clay County, NCNC12,239$544+33%

20Stokes County, NCNC46,126$546+22%

21Martin County, NCNC21,601$556+39%

22Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$556+27%

23Scotland County, NCNC33,322$561+30%

24Washington County, NCNC10,638$562+39%

25Columbus County, NCNC50,487$563+49%

26Warren County, NCNC18,898$563+43%

27Burke County, NCNC88,655$565+26%

28Bladen County, NCNC30,007$566+62%

29Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$569+28%

30Alexander County, NCNC36,958$569+30%

31Jones County, NCNC9,575$570+44%

32Madison County, NCNC22,553$580+58%

33Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$584+44%

34Stanly County, NCNC68,830$584+26%

35Halifax County, NCNC46,534$586+47%

36Bertie County, NCNC17,086$588+64%

37Caswell County, NCNC22,563$590+51%

38Hertford County, NCNC19,015$593+45%

39Anson County, NCNC21,758$594+47%

40Randolph County, NCNC149,516$594+28%

41Hyde County, NCNC4,554$602+57%

42Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$603+35%

43Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$607+37%

44Greene County, NCNC20,700$607+50%

45Davidson County, NCNC180,182$620+34%

46Lee County, NCNC70,258$621+25%

47Chowan County, NCNC14,082$622+45%

48Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$622+54%

49Jackson County, NCNC45,039$623+45%

50Vance County, NCNC42,638$624+41%

51Person County, NCNC40,636$626+38%

52Wayne County, NCNC122,278$626+38%

53Catawba County, NCNC170,172$627+19%

54Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$631+31%

55Franklin County, NCNC82,037$636+30%

56Polk County, NCNC20,533$639+24%

57Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$642+38%

58Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$649+39%

59Swain County, NCNC14,024$651+70%

60Moore County, NCNC110,619$657+24%

61Rowan County, NCNC155,096$666+34%

62Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$668+28%

63Davie County, NCNC45,855$670+36%

64Pitt County, NCNC182,936$672+43%

65Gates County, NCNC10,234$673+50%

66Macon County, NCNC39,232$676+39%

67Avery County, NCNC18,110$677+57%

68Gaston County, NCNC246,558$678+27%

69Granville County, NCNC61,421$678+41%

70Nash County, NCNC99,365$678+37%

71Henderson County, NCNC122,375$684+33%

72Haywood County, NCNC63,369$685+51%

73Carteret County, NCNC70,469$699+37%

74Alamance County, NCNC186,177$699+25%

75Harnett County, NCNC150,137$701+44%

76Wilson County, NCNC81,150$704+50%

77Hoke County, NCNC56,939$705+40%

78Iredell County, NCNC211,798$712+32%

79Guilford County, NCNC562,234$715+21%

80Pender County, NCNC72,111$718+46%

81Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$727+28%

82Chatham County, NCNC85,111$728+26%

83Craven County, NCNC105,025$732+46%

84Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$733+49%

85Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$738+34%

86Watauga County, NCNC54,786$740+35%

87Johnston County, NCNC256,448$745+50%

88Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$761+82%

89Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$784+35%

90Union County, NCNC267,674$787+34%

91Currituck County, NCNC33,158$789+34%

92Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$790+48%

93Durham County, NCNC347,240$792+20%

94Onslow County, NCNC217,175$802+55%

95Orange County, NCNC152,498$812+19%

96Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$829+20%

97Camden County, NCNC11,315$830+61%

98Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$845+16%

99New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$846+34%

100Dare County, NCNC38,245$1,010+58%

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