Rents are 6% below what Indian Trail'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 $2,004 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 Indian Trail usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in August, about $32 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Indian Trail is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2016.
Rent in Indian Trail changed +4.7% 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 Indian Trail rose 37.1% while median household income rose 29.3% ($83,905 to $108,483). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Indian Trail is 43% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($108,483) is $2,712 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,345).
Matthews, 2 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,736/mo), about $3,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Indian Trail. 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
Indian Trail, NC is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 40.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Indian Trail, NC has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Indian Trail, NC has climbed by $455 per month, settling near $2,004 after starting the period at $1,549. On the earnings side, the typical household in Indian Trail, NC now reports about $108,483, up from $88,673 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 7.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 39,603 to 42,036 between 2021 and 2024, a 6.1% change. About 21.9% of households rent today, against 15.4% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Indian Trail, NC reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Indian Trail is $2,004/mo as of October 2026. a 2-bedroom runs $1,746/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,631/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,083/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($108,483/yr), Indian Trail ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.7% over the past year.
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