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Most rent-burdened, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Zebulon, NCNC11,93380.4%+18.0 pts

02Weddington, NCNC14,51777.5%+49.3 pts

03Stokesdale, NCNC6,13374.7%+47.5 pts

04Boone, NCNC19,92974.2%−1.8 pts

05Elon, NCNC11,36669.5%−1.3 pts

06Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11767.5%+29.8 pts

07King, NCNC7,97766.9%+45.0 pts

08Swannanoa, NCNC6,90166.4%+32.4 pts

09Winterville, NCNC10,97366.2%+3.5 pts

10Ogden, NCNC8,24964.6%+32.9 pts

11Kings Grant, NCNC9,00361.7%−0.1 pts

12Selma, NCNC7,40661.3%+20.3 pts

13Briar Chapel, NCNC6,04960.4%–

14Smithfield, NCNC13,11460.0%+17.6 pts

15Pineville, NCNC11,85159.8%+17.4 pts

16Silver Lake, NCNC6,56359.4%+12.1 pts

17Black Mountain, NCNC8,49158.9%+1.6 pts

18Angier, NCNC9,41058.8%+17.5 pts

19Roxboro, NCNC8,38058.5%+17.5 pts

20St. Stephens, NCNC9,45758.4%+27.7 pts

21Rockingham, NCNC8,81557.9%+12.0 pts

22Tarboro, NCNC10,97957.7%+13.7 pts

23Ayden, NCNC5,26357.7%+17.7 pts

24Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56557.4%+1.8 pts

25Bessemer City, NCNC5,83457.3%+2.8 pts

26Moyock, NCNC5,68456.7%−1.0 pts

27Locust, NCNC6,12056.4%+51.5 pts

28Dallas, NCNC6,39256.3%−8.6 pts

29Hendersonville, NCNC15,86756.2%+14.2 pts

30Oak Island, NCNC9,33755.7%+15.6 pts

31Forest City, NCNC7,41055.6%+2.9 pts

32Woodfin, NCNC8,22954.9%+19.2 pts

33Mebane, NCNC21,95254.8%+11.9 pts

34Surf City, NCNC5,14254.4%+29.0 pts

35Wilmington, NCNC126,80953.8%−0.3 pts

36Morehead City, NCNC10,43453.7%+2.9 pts

37Washington, NCNC9,91053.7%+7.9 pts

38Pinehurst, NCNC18,67053.5%+9.8 pts

39Gibsonville, NCNC9,87653.3%+17.7 pts

40Clayton, NCNC32,63353.1%+5.4 pts

41Leland, NCNC35,73153.0%+10.2 pts

42Shallotte, NCNC5,33553.0%+0.3 pts

43Eden, NCNC15,50052.5%+6.5 pts

44Carrboro, NCNC20,96252.5%+1.6 pts

45Jacksonville, NCNC72,73252.5%+9.9 pts

46Garner, NCNC41,56252.2%+11.4 pts

47Conover, NCNC8,93852.0%+17.1 pts

48Mount Holly, NCNC19,03351.4%+4.4 pts

49Greensboro, NCNC308,66751.2%+3.1 pts

50Southern Pines, NCNC17,35750.9%+4.0 pts

51Raleigh, NCNC506,30650.5%+2.3 pts

52Gastonia, NCNC87,06750.4%+2.9 pts

53Salisbury, NCNC36,87950.4%+6.3 pts

54Reidsville, NCNC14,69250.4%−0.2 pts

55Asheville, NCNC93,52350.3%+6.0 pts

56Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62250.2%+0.5 pts

57Mocksville, NCNC6,28250.1%+14.6 pts

58Concord, NCNC114,59850.0%+6.3 pts

59Greenville, NCNC96,44350.0%−5.3 pts

60Wendell, NCNC19,68749.8%−12.6 pts

61Henderson, NCNC15,01349.7%−5.2 pts

62Statesville, NCNC32,18149.7%+6.5 pts

63Pittsboro, NCNC5,05449.7%−16.8 pts

64Waynesville, NCNC11,00649.7%+5.5 pts

65Hillsborough, NCNC9,77849.6%−1.4 pts

66Albemarle, NCNC17,76949.5%+12.8 pts

67Fayetteville, NCNC209,12049.4%+6.7 pts

68Porters Neck, NCNC7,65449.2%+23.8 pts

69Etowah, NCNC7,96849.2%−5.4 pts

70Spring Lake, NCNC11,25249.1%+5.1 pts

71Cullowhee, NCNC7,97349.0%−5.5 pts

72Laurinburg, NCNC14,58248.0%−0.6 pts

73Charlotte, NCNC964,78447.8%+3.0 pts

74Barbecue, NCNC5,91047.8%–

75Lincolnton, NCNC12,46547.8%−5.3 pts

76Holly Springs, NCNC50,28847.7%+24.1 pts

77Spout Springs, NCNC11,24247.4%–

78Goldsboro, NCNC35,01247.4%+6.6 pts

79Shelby, NCNC23,30947.2%−3.9 pts

80Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27147.2%−1.2 pts

81Belmont, NCNC16,41547.0%+11.2 pts

82Monroe, NCNC42,64446.4%−6.7 pts

83Durham, NCNC305,56146.3%−1.3 pts

84Davidson, NCNC16,66245.9%+5.5 pts

85Williamston, NCNC5,08645.8%−16.8 pts

86Oxford, NCNC8,98545.8%+6.9 pts

87Sanford, NCNC34,13845.7%+4.2 pts

88Kannapolis, NCNC61,70845.7%+1.5 pts

89New Bern, NCNC34,72445.4%−6.3 pts

90Half Moon, NCNC7,37845.4%−5.0 pts

91Cornelius, NCNC35,09445.3%+12.9 pts

92Asheboro, NCNC27,99045.3%−7.2 pts

93Clemmons, NCNC22,80845.1%−0.2 pts

94Indian Trail, NCNC44,30345.0%+10.7 pts

95Lexington, NCNC20,23844.9%−1.7 pts

96Mount Airy, NCNC10,68244.8%+2.7 pts

97Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,56644.8%+44.8 pts

98Wake Forest, NCNC58,14744.7%+5.7 pts

99Lumberton, NCNC18,95544.7%−5.3 pts

100Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73144.5%−1.7 pts

101Brevard, NCNC8,09844.1%+2.6 pts

102Kinston, NCNC19,70544.1%−15.3 pts

103Havelock, NCNC17,43044.1%+5.4 pts

104Morganton, NCNC17,84944.1%−2.6 pts

105Hope Mills, NCNC18,32444.1%−3.5 pts

106Knightdale, NCNC23,14443.9%+19.3 pts

107Kernersville, NCNC29,12843.9%+7.5 pts

108Siler City, NCNC8,15543.9%−1.0 pts

109Burlington, NCNC61,49643.8%−2.1 pts

110Fletcher, NCNC8,37343.5%−8.8 pts

111Murraysville, NCNC16,33943.4%+4.0 pts

112Wilson, NCNC49,57243.3%−8.9 pts

113Archdale, NCNC12,25443.3%−0.6 pts

114Apex, NCNC80,41943.2%+10.7 pts

115High Point, NCNC120,57143.1%−3.3 pts

116Anderson Creek, NCNC13,92743.1%–

117Newton, NCNC13,82242.9%−8.8 pts

118Midland, NCNC5,15142.8%+1.0 pts

119Matthews, NCNC32,76942.7%−10.1 pts

120Westport, NCNC5,91542.1%+18.9 pts

121Carolina Shores, NCNC5,54042.0%−11.1 pts

122Huntersville, NCNC68,53542.0%+1.4 pts

123Mooresville, NCNC55,84241.7%−5.5 pts

124Summerfield, NCNC11,32741.5%+24.3 pts

125Graham, NCNC20,13141.3%+1.2 pts

126Cramerton, NCNC5,71341.0%+7.3 pts

127Piney Green, NCNC14,07840.4%+13.4 pts

128Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,49440.4%+3.4 pts

129Lillington, NCNC5,04040.2%−7.6 pts

130Cherryville, NCNC6,52340.2%−32.4 pts

131Marion, NCNC7,44040.0%+3.0 pts

132Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,90640.0%–

133Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38639.9%−4.4 pts

134Wadesboro, NCNC5,03539.8%+4.6 pts

135Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53639.0%−6.6 pts

136Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12038.8%−7.3 pts

137Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87038.8%−6.7 pts

138Stallings, NCNC17,76038.5%+1.2 pts

139Creedmoor, NCNC5,04638.1%−5.8 pts

140Butner, NCNC8,11237.6%−4.7 pts

141Hickory, NCNC45,97537.1%−7.2 pts

142Cary, NCNC183,58236.9%+0.3 pts

143Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63736.6%+16.0 pts

144Dunn, NCNC8,81436.5%−10.2 pts

145Long View, NCNC5,38735.8%−12.7 pts

146Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16535.8%−11.3 pts

147Mint Hill, NCNC29,47635.4%−6.0 pts

148Clinton, NCNC8,46635.1%−15.2 pts

149Rolesville, NCNC12,83934.8%−13.7 pts

150Thomasville, NCNC27,73334.2%−8.7 pts

151Hamlet, NCNC5,87033.5%−9.7 pts

152Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28733.5%−26.8 pts

153Lenoir, NCNC18,37233.0%−12.4 pts

154Hampstead, NCNC9,29232.1%+4.9 pts

155Sawmills, NCNC5,10530.6%−1.3 pts

156Harrisburg, NCNC20,74230.3%−24.7 pts

157Waxhaw, NCNC23,14030.0%−11.3 pts

158Walkertown, NCNC6,12028.5%+19.1 pts

159Nashville, NCNC5,91128.4%+2.4 pts

160Aberdeen, NCNC10,06627.9%−17.7 pts

161Lewisville, NCNC14,42127.5%−7.4 pts

162Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64926.9%−1.9 pts

163Unionville, NCNC7,32226.1%+4.1 pts

164Trinity, NCNC7,27425.5%−12.8 pts

165Northchase, NCNC5,89625.3%−22.5 pts

166Morrisville, NCNC32,46624.4%+2.3 pts

167Mills River, NCNC7,50422.9%−20.6 pts

168East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32322.0%−30.2 pts

169Whispering Pines, NCNC5,50522.0%−1.0 pts

170Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89621.5%+9.4 pts

171Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90821.1%−33.4 pts

172Midway, NCNC5,10419.3%−22.7 pts

173Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87516.1%−36.1 pts

174St. James, NCNC7,3180.0%−10.0 pts

175Marvin, NCNC7,0400.0%−100.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES