Rents are 5% below what Cameron's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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 $2,008 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
Rent in Cameron is 1% below its high of $2,029 in July 2026, at $2,008 as of September 2026.
Rent in Cameron changed +2.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 94 North Carolina cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.9%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($71,875) is $1,797 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,460); a 3-bedroom is $2,030.
Spring Lake, 12 miles away, rents for 29% less ($1,430/mo), about $6,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Cameron. 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
Cameron, NC is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 17.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cameron, NC has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Cameron, NC paid around $1,681 a month. That figure now sits near $2,008, up 19.5% from the 2022 baseline. Median household income climbed from $65,357 to $71,875 between 2021 and 2024, a 10.0% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Cameron, NC losing about 68 residents over the five-year window, down 15.7% on net. The renter share has risen from 10.5% to 19.1%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 27.5% to 17.7% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in Cameron, NC reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Cameron is $2,008/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,140/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,460/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,150/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,030/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($71,875/yr), Cameron ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.7% over the past year.
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At $2,008/mo, rent takes ~34% of Cameron's median household income ($71,875/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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