Rents are 7% below what Huntersville's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Huntersville's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Huntersville usually run 0.7% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in August, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Huntersville is 0.2% below its high of $1,906 in December 2025, at $1,903 as of September 2026.
Rent in Huntersville changed +1.0% 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 Huntersville rose 35.2% while median household income rose 18.1% ($102,016 to $120,516). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Huntersville is 37% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($120,516) is $3,013 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,780); a 4-bedroom is $3,520.
Mooresville, 12 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,675/mo), about $2,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Huntersville. 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
Huntersville, NC is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 57.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Huntersville, NC has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Huntersville, NC has climbed from $1,496 to $1,903, a 27.2% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $102,335 to $120,516 across the same window, up 17.8% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 6.3% since 2021, moving from about 60,166 residents to roughly 63,969. Renters now make up 28.3% of households, compared with 26.7% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 57.5% of adults here, versus 55.5% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Huntersville, NC look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Huntersville is $1,903/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,531/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,757/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,586/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,171/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($120,516/yr), Huntersville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.0% over the past year.
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