Rents are 5% below what High Point'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 $1,418 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
January. Asking rents in High Point usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.7% above it in September, about $21 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in High Point is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in High Point changed +3.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 94 North Carolina cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.9%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in High Point rose 51.2% while median household income rose 36.7% ($47,234 to $64,561). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in High Point is 57.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($64,561) is $1,614 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,480); a 4-bedroom is $1,680.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in High Point, 27265 ($1,656/mo), costs 1.5 times the cheapest, 27260 ($1,126/mo).
Asheboro, 22 miles away, rents for 27% less ($1,038/mo), about $4,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for High Point. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. 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
High Point, NC is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 34% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How High Point, NC has changed in 5 years
The median rent in High Point, NC stood at $973 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,418, reflecting a 45.7% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $54,331 in 2021 to $64,561 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.7% since 2021, moving from about 113,148 residents to roughly 116,245. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the High Point, NC market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in High Point is $1,418/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,000/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,157/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,037/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,480/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($64,561/yr), High Point ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.8% over the past year.
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