Rents are 11% below what Holly Springs's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,893 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: August 17, 2026
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Who lives here
Holly Springs, NC is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 67.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Holly Springs, NC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Holly Springs, NC has shifted from $1,467 to $1,893, up 29.0% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $120,229 to $135,578 between 2021 and 2024, a 12.8% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Holly Springs, NC adding about 5,050 residents over the five-year window, up 12.6% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 61.1% to 67.3% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in Holly Springs, 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: August 17, 2026
The median rent in Holly Springs is $1,893/mo as of August 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,870/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,160/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,950/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,690/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($135,578/yr), Holly Springs ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.9% over the past year.
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At $1,893/mo, rent takes ~17% of Holly Springs's median household income ($135,578/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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