At $1,714/mo, rent takes about 25% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,714 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
30% of the median household income ($81,944) is $2,049 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,539).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Belville. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Belville, NC is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 28.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Belville, NC has changed in 5 years
Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $68,333 in 2021 to $81,944 more recently. Census counts show Belville, NC losing about 405 residents over the five-year window, down 13.6% on net. The renter share has risen from 35.6% to 43.5%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 37% to 28.7% across the same window.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Belville is $1,714/mo as of October 2026. a 2-bedroom runs $1,728/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,876/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($81,944/yr), Belville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rent prices have stayed steady over the past year.
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