The North Carolina rental market
North Carolina tracks median rent across 126 cities, ranging from Henderson at $972/mo to Carolina Beach at $2,691/mo. The state average of $1,697/mo runs about 14% below the national median of $1,965/mo.
Across North Carolina cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +3.7% over the past year. 23 of 142 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 119 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro.
142 cities
RankCityMedian rentYoY
1
Carolina Beach
Pop. 6,745
$2,691/mo
—
→2
Kill Devil Hills
Pop. 7,761
$2,499/mo
—
→3
Waxhaw
Pop. 22,275
$2,438/mo
+7.3%
→4
Harrisburg
Pop. 19,633
$2,399/mo
+4.0%
→5
Emerald Isle
Pop. 3,934
$2,300/mo
—
→6
Mc Leansville
Pop. 688
$2,293/mo
—
→7
Stanley
Pop. 4,069
$2,285/mo
—
→8
Surf City
Pop. 4,396
$2,265/mo
+30.6%
→9
Cameron
Pop. 364
$2,137/mo
+15.6%
→10
Vass
Pop. 1,644
$2,133/mo
—
→11
Navassa
Pop. 2,039
$2,103/mo
—
→12
Beaufort
Pop. 4,689
$2,098/mo
—
→13
Fletcher
Pop. 8,098
$2,084/mo
—
→14
Calabash
Pop. 2,377
$2,049/mo
—
→15
Carthage
Pop. 2,896
$2,041/mo
—
→16
Pinehurst
Pop. 18,256
$2,040/mo
+10.8%
→17
Midland
Pop. 4,860
$2,030/mo
—
→18
Indian Trail
Pop. 42,036
$2,021/mo
+0.4%
→19
Apex
Pop. 70,630
$2,017/mo
+2.0%
→20
Sherrills Ford
$2,006/mo
—
→21
Boone
Pop. 20,032
$1,997/mo
—
→22
Zebulon
Pop. 8,711
$1,989/mo
+4.1%
→23
Pittsboro
Pop. 4,752
$1,985/mo
-3.9%
→24
Sneads Ferry
Pop. 2,728
$1,965/mo
+9.7%
→25
Fuquay Varina
Pop. 40,485
$1,963/mo
+4.6%
→26
Belmont
Pop. 15,546
$1,959/mo
-0.3%
→27
Conover
Pop. 8,580
$1,950/mo
—
→28
Gibsonville
Pop. 9,467
$1,948/mo
—
→29
Angier
Pop. 6,241
$1,942/mo
+4.5%
→30
Monroe
Pop. 36,759
$1,934/mo
-2.6%
→31
Ranlo
Pop. 4,617
$1,930/mo
—
→32
Whitsett
Pop. 569
$1,924/mo
+9.6%
→33
Youngsville
Pop. 3,011
$1,921/mo
—
→34
Wendell
Pop. 13,064
$1,919/mo
-0.8%
→35
Brevard
Pop. 7,897
$1,912/mo
—
→36
Troutman
Pop. 3,995
$1,908/mo
-8.6%
→37
Hampstead
Pop. 9,292
$1,904/mo
+11.3%
→38
Holly Springs
Pop. 45,248
$1,903/mo
-0.3%
→39
Garner
Pop. 34,473
$1,898/mo
+8.2%
→40
Candler
$1,892/mo
—
→41
Huntersville
Pop. 63,969
$1,891/mo
-1.4%
→42
Mint Hill
Pop. 27,556
$1,873/mo
+2.0%
→43
Clayton
Pop. 29,320
$1,862/mo
+2.0%
→44
Clemmons
Pop. 21,871
$1,851/mo
+10.8%
→45
Davidson
Pop. 15,660
$1,841/mo
-5.0%
→46
Smithfield
Pop. 12,116
$1,832/mo
+11.1%
→47
Swannanoa
Pop. 6,901
$1,830/mo
—
→48
Pineville
Pop. 11,055
$1,829/mo
+11.9%
→49
Wake Forest
Pop. 52,844
$1,813/mo
+1.7%
→50
Sanford
Pop. 31,478
$1,812/mo
+9.5%
→51
Concord
Pop. 108,719
$1,805/mo
+4.8%
→52
Belville
Pop. 2,573
$1,802/mo
—
→53
Holly Ridge
Pop. 4,904
$1,801/mo
+7.3%
→54
Aberdeen
Pop. 9,228
$1,799/mo
+12.8%
→55
Kernersville
Pop. 27,830
$1,797/mo
+10.6%
→56
Kings Mountain
Pop. 12,039
$1,793/mo
—
→57
Mount Holly
Pop. 18,208
$1,789/mo
+1.1%
→58
Denver
Pop. 2,497
$1,788/mo
+7.1%
→59
Richlands
Pop. 2,335
$1,779/mo
—
→60
Cornelius
Pop. 32,783
$1,778/mo
+1.1%
→61
Cary
Pop. 179,306
$1,775/mo
+9.1%
→62
Bolivia
Pop. 247
$1,774/mo
-5.6%
→63
Southern Pines
Pop. 16,420
$1,770/mo
-1.3%
→64
Chapel Hill
Pop. 61,607
$1,763/mo
+3.2%
→65
Black Mountain
Pop. 8,513
$1,761/mo
—
→66
Knightdale
Pop. 20,214
$1,759/mo
+5.0%
→67
Matthews
Pop. 30,577
$1,756/mo
+0.3%
→68
Newport
Pop. 4,441
$1,754/mo
—
→69
Rural Hall
Pop. 3,466
$1,748/mo
—
→70
Charlotte
Pop. 903,844
$1,746/mo
+2.1%
→71
Raeford
Pop. 4,552
$1,745/mo
+8.0%
→72
Hendersonville
Pop. 15,408
$1,730/mo
-8.3%
→73
Hope Mills
Pop. 17,939
$1,716/mo
+9.0%
→74
Morrisville
Pop. 31,422
$1,714/mo
+8.7%
→75
Dallas
Pop. 6,104
$1,705/mo
+18.2%
→76
Shallotte
Pop. 4,639
$1,704/mo
—
→77
Durham
Pop. 291,467
$1,700/mo
+3.8%
→78
Wilmington
Pop. 120,805
$1,694/mo
+2.5%
→79
Asheville
Pop. 94,535
$1,688/mo
-3.9%
→80
Weaverville
Pop. 4,687
$1,685/mo
+3.2%
→81
Leland
Pop. 29,607
$1,671/mo
-1.1%
→82
Statesville
Pop. 29,894
$1,670/mo
-2.6%
→83
Kannapolis
Pop. 57,890
$1,667/mo
+4.6%
→84
Creedmoor
Pop. 4,997
$1,650/mo
—
→85
Murphy
Pop. 1,604
$1,650/mo
—
→86
Lillington
Pop. 4,709
$1,648/mo
—
→87
China Grove
Pop. 4,530
$1,640/mo
—
→88
Lexington
Pop. 19,690
$1,638/mo
+21.1%
→89
Winterville
Pop. 10,725
$1,638/mo
+12.0%
→90
Morehead City
Pop. 9,806
$1,638/mo
+0.5%
→91
Mebane
Pop. 19,538
$1,635/mo
+8.1%
→92
Pikeville
Pop. 776
$1,625/mo
—
→93
Advance
Pop. 1,408
$1,623/mo
—
→94
Mooresville
Pop. 52,381
$1,621/mo
-1.3%
→95
Elizabeth City
Pop. 18,871
$1,607/mo
+11.6%
→96
New Bern
Pop. 32,734
$1,605/mo
+5.2%
→97
Raleigh
Pop. 481,031
$1,579/mo
+0.3%
→98
Browns Summit
$1,566/mo
—
→99
Waynesville
Pop. 10,502
$1,559/mo
+2.6%
→100
Hubert
$1,554/mo
+7.8%
→101
Arden
$1,547/mo
-6.1%
→102
Sylva
Pop. 2,646
$1,544/mo
—
→103
Winston-Salem
Pop. 252,037
$1,537/mo
+8.6%
→104
Gastonia
Pop. 82,884
$1,524/mo
+2.5%
→105
Elon
Pop. 11,032
$1,522/mo
—
→106
Albemarle
Pop. 16,762
$1,501/mo
—
→107
Fairfield Harbour
Pop. 2,948
$1,500/mo
—
→108
Carrboro
Pop. 21,204
$1,480/mo
-3.3%
→109
Midway Park
$1,469/mo
+11.9%
→110
Hickory
Pop. 44,258
$1,463/mo
+8.1%
→111
Wilson
Pop. 48,370
$1,458/mo
+10.8%
→112
Hillsborough
Pop. 9,724
$1,454/mo
-12.4%
→113
Mount Airy
Pop. 10,633
$1,430/mo
—
→114
Newton
Pop. 13,333
$1,421/mo
—
→115
Spring Lake
Pop. 11,573
$1,420/mo
+5.8%
→116
Greensboro
Pop. 301,198
$1,415/mo
+4.7%
→117
Fayetteville
Pop. 210,815
$1,401/mo
-0.7%
→118
High Point
Pop. 116,245
$1,401/mo
-3.6%
→119
Jacksonville
Pop. 71,279
$1,395/mo
+6.1%
→120
Archdale
Pop. 12,087
$1,391/mo
—
→121
Goldsboro
Pop. 34,383
$1,388/mo
-0.1%
→122
Graham
Pop. 18,048
$1,382/mo
—
→123
Bessemer City
Pop. 5,580
$1,375/mo
—
→124
Greenville
Pop. 92,857
$1,346/mo
+3.3%
→125
Morganton
Pop. 17,646
$1,341/mo
—
→126
Marion
Pop. 7,579
$1,310/mo
—
→127
Lincolnton
Pop. 11,783
$1,305/mo
-12.4%
→128
Rocky Mount
Pop. 54,297
$1,300/mo
+1.6%
→129
Burlington
Pop. 59,610
$1,298/mo
-0.5%
→130
Havelock
Pop. 17,691
$1,289/mo
-7.1%
→131
Nashville
Pop. 5,729
$1,260/mo
—
→132
Washington
Pop. 9,726
$1,225/mo
—
→133
Lenoir
Pop. 18,299
$1,218/mo
—
→134
Salisbury
Pop. 35,825
$1,206/mo
-1.7%
→135
Lumberton
Pop. 18,859
$1,181/mo
—
→136
Thomasville
Pop. 27,321
$1,180/mo
-1.7%
→137
Cullowhee
Pop. 7,973
$1,171/mo
—
→138
Shelby
Pop. 22,100
$1,108/mo
-5.2%
→139
Cherryville
Pop. 6,226
$1,100/mo
—
→140
Kinston
Pop. 19,505
$1,076/mo
—
→141
Asheboro
Pop. 27,580
$1,069/mo
+18.4%
→142
Henderson
Pop. 14,885
$972/mo
-10.6%
→North Carolina rent questions
What is the average rent in North Carolina?
The average median rent across 126 tracked cities in North Carolina is $1,697/mo, about 14% below the national median of $1,965/mo.
Which North Carolina city has the highest rent?
Carolina Beach has the highest median rent in North Carolina at $2,691/mo.
Which North Carolina city has the most affordable rent?
Henderson is the most affordable tracked city in North Carolina, with a median rent of $972/mo.
Are rents rising or falling in North Carolina?
Across North Carolina cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +3.7% over the past year.
How does North Carolina rent compare to the rest of the country?
23 of 142 tracked North Carolina cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,965/mo, and 119 fall below it.
What are the largest rental markets in North Carolina?
By population, the largest rental markets in North Carolina are Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro. Each has its own rent data, trends, and ZIP-level breakdowns on RentDataNow.
Explore more rent data