At $1,534/mo, rent takes about 27% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
Rent by unit size
Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Pineville'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
Rent in Pineville is 1% below its high of $1,549 in June 2025, at $1,534 as of September 2026.
Rent in Pineville changed +1.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 94 North Carolina cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.9%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($69,354) is $1,734 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($1,720); a 1-bedroom is $1,790.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Pineville. 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
Pineville, NC is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, 44.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Pineville, NC has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Pineville, NC stood at $1,507 in 2023 and currently runs about $1,534, reflecting a 1.8% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $53,199 to $69,354 between 2021 and 2024, a 30.4% shift. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 7.2% since 2021, moving from about 10,317 residents to roughly 11,055. Renters now make up 51.1% of households, compared with 56.3% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in Pineville, 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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Pineville rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Pineville is $1,534/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,231/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,417/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,281/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,747/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($69,354/yr), Pineville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.0% over the past year.
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At $1,534/mo, rent takes ~27% of Pineville's median household income ($69,354/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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