Rents are 9% below what Mooresville'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 $1,675 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 Mooresville usually run 1% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in July, about $32 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Mooresville is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Mooresville changed +2.1% 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 Mooresville rose 38.4% while median household income rose 29.6% ($69,188 to $89,647). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Mooresville is 38.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($89,647) is $2,241 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,740); a 3-bedroom is $2,390.
Salisbury, 21 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,393/mo), about $3,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Mooresville. 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
Mooresville, NC is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 45.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mooresville, NC has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Mooresville, NC paid around $1,358 a month. That figure now sits near $1,675, up 23.3% from the 2021 baseline. Household income in the area moved from $75,141 to $89,647 across the same window, up 19.3% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Mooresville, NC adding about 3,950 residents over the five-year window, up 8.2% on net. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Mooresville, 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 Mooresville is $1,675/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,510/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,740/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,565/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,390/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($89,647/yr), Mooresville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.1% over the past year.
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