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Lowest median rent, North Carolina counties · 2020

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$529+66%

02Caswell County, NCNC22,563$571+46%

03Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$585+44%

04Swain County, NCNC14,024$616+60%

05Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$620+64%

06Washington County, NCNC10,638$621+54%

07Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$626+72%

08Jones County, NCNC9,575$627+58%

09Surry County, NCNC72,287$630+53%

10Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$632+44%

11Warren County, NCNC18,898$634+61%

12Columbus County, NCNC50,487$642+69%

13Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$642+54%

14Yancey County, NCNC19,084$642+73%

15Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$647+45%

16Robeson County, NCNC119,941$647+66%

17McDowell County, NCNC45,198$647+57%

18Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$655+62%

19Ashe County, NCNC27,514$657+75%

20Richmond County, NCNC42,041$662+64%

21Scotland County, NCNC33,322$662+53%

22Bladen County, NCNC30,007$667+91%

23Burke County, NCNC88,655$668+48%

24Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$668+78%

25Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$669+53%

26Duplin County, NCNC51,571$678+70%

27Clay County, NCNC12,239$682+67%

28Sampson County, NCNC61,504$682+76%

29Stokes County, NCNC46,126$682+52%

30Madison County, NCNC22,553$686+87%

31Vance County, NCNC42,638$689+56%

32Alexander County, NCNC36,958$691+57%

33Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$694+55%

34Halifax County, NCNC46,534$705+77%

35Randolph County, NCNC149,516$707+53%

36Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$707+75%

37Person County, NCNC40,636$709+56%

38Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$712+61%

39Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$713+104%

40Davidson County, NCNC180,182$716+54%

41Bertie County, NCNC17,086$719+101%

42Martin County, NCNC21,601$720+80%

43Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$723+55%

44Greene County, NCNC20,700$727+80%

45Northampton County, NCNC16,491$730+89%

46Davie County, NCNC45,855$731+48%

47Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$731+56%

48Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$742+83%

49Wilson County, NCNC81,150$744+59%

50Anson County, NCNC21,758$746+85%

51Jackson County, NCNC45,039$747+74%

52Stanly County, NCNC68,830$753+63%

53Catawba County, NCNC170,172$754+44%

54Macon County, NCNC39,232$758+56%

55Avery County, NCNC18,110$759+77%

56Chowan County, NCNC14,082$773+80%

57Nash County, NCNC99,365$777+57%

58Hertford County, NCNC19,015$777+90%

59Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$777+61%

60Hyde County, NCNC4,554$784+105%

61Wayne County, NCNC122,278$784+72%

62Rowan County, NCNC155,096$787+59%

63Pitt County, NCNC182,936$793+68%

64Lee County, NCNC70,258$800+61%

65Haywood County, NCNC63,369$811+78%

66Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$821+96%

67Alamance County, NCNC186,177$822+48%

68Johnston County, NCNC256,448$835+68%

69Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$836+60%

70Granville County, NCNC61,421$849+77%

71Gaston County, NCNC246,558$850+59%

72Franklin County, NCNC82,037$855+75%

73Polk County, NCNC20,533$855+66%

74Hoke County, NCNC56,939$863+71%

75Chatham County, NCNC85,111$873+51%

76Moore County, NCNC110,619$889+68%

77Guilford County, NCNC562,234$892+51%

78Pender County, NCNC72,111$907+85%

79Iredell County, NCNC211,798$913+69%

80Craven County, NCNC105,025$914+82%

81Henderson County, NCNC122,375$915+78%

82Harnett County, NCNC150,137$916+88%

83Carteret County, NCNC70,469$921+80%

84Watauga County, NCNC54,786$925+69%

85Camden County, NCNC11,315$942+83%

86Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$949+63%

87Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$951+93%

88Gates County, NCNC10,234$955+113%

89Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$966+71%

90Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$984+84%

91Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$1,019+85%

92Onslow County, NCNC217,175$1,029+99%

93New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$1,060+68%

94Union County, NCNC267,674$1,078+84%

95Currituck County, NCNC33,158$1,101+87%

96Durham County, NCNC347,240$1,103+68%

97Orange County, NCNC152,498$1,136+66%

98Dare County, NCNC38,245$1,137+78%

99Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$1,195+72%

100Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$1,204+66%

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