The North Carolina rental market
North Carolina tracks median rent across 125 cities, ranging from Henderson at $966/mo to Harrisburg at $2,438/mo. The state average of $1,690/mo runs about 12% below the national median of $1,930/mo.
Across North Carolina cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +3.3% over the past year. 28 of 142 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 114 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro.
142 cities
CityMedian rentYoY
Aberdeen
Pop. 9,228
$1,664/mo
+3.7%
→Advance
Pop. 1,408
$1,818/mo
—
→Albemarle
Pop. 16,762
$1,432/mo
—
→Angier
Pop. 6,241
$1,952/mo
+5.0%
→Apex
Pop. 70,630
$1,982/mo
-0.5%
→Archdale
Pop. 12,087
$1,491/mo
—
→Arden
$1,590/mo
-5.1%
→Asheboro
Pop. 27,580
$995/mo
+9.5%
→Asheville
Pop. 94,535
$1,724/mo
-1.9%
→Beaufort
Pop. 4,689
$2,333/mo
—
→Belmont
Pop. 15,546
$1,961/mo
+0.7%
→Belville
Pop. 2,573
$1,802/mo
—
→Bessemer City
Pop. 5,580
$1,364/mo
—
→Black Mountain
Pop. 8,513
$1,858/mo
—
→Bolivia
Pop. 247
$1,889/mo
-1.1%
→Boone
Pop. 20,032
$1,666/mo
—
→Brevard
Pop. 7,897
$2,217/mo
—
→Browns Summit
$1,716/mo
—
→Burlington
Pop. 59,610
$1,323/mo
+2.2%
→Calabash
Pop. 2,377
$1,921/mo
—
→Cameron
Pop. 364
$1,961/mo
+8.5%
→Candler
$1,823/mo
—
→Carolina Beach
Pop. 6,745
$2,375/mo
—
→Carrboro
Pop. 21,204
$1,473/mo
-2.7%
→Carthage
Pop. 2,896
$1,768/mo
—
→Cary
Pop. 179,306
$1,716/mo
+5.5%
→Chapel Hill
Pop. 61,607
$1,735/mo
+1.9%
→Charlotte
Pop. 903,844
$1,727/mo
+0.9%
→Cherryville
Pop. 6,226
$1,250/mo
—
→China Grove
Pop. 4,530
$1,462/mo
—
→Clayton
Pop. 29,320
$1,816/mo
-0.8%
→Clemmons
Pop. 21,871
$1,882/mo
+13.6%
→Concord
Pop. 108,719
$1,752/mo
+2.3%
→Conover
Pop. 8,580
$1,600/mo
—
→Cornelius
Pop. 32,783
$1,855/mo
+6.8%
→Creedmoor
Pop. 4,997
$1,813/mo
—
→Cullowhee
Pop. 7,973
$1,267/mo
—
→Dallas
Pop. 6,104
$1,668/mo
+17.2%
→Davidson
Pop. 15,660
$2,024/mo
+6.0%
→Denver
Pop. 2,497
$1,778/mo
+6.8%
→Durham
Pop. 291,467
$1,729/mo
+6.0%
→Elizabeth City
Pop. 18,871
$1,525/mo
+4.5%
→Elon
Pop. 11,032
$1,522/mo
—
→Emerald Isle
Pop. 3,934
$2,300/mo
—
→Fairfield Harbour
Pop. 2,948
$1,800/mo
—
→Fayetteville
Pop. 210,815
$1,439/mo
+2.8%
→Fletcher
Pop. 8,098
$2,278/mo
—
→Fuquay Varina
Pop. 40,485
$1,927/mo
+3.7%
→Garner
Pop. 34,473
$1,781/mo
+2.4%
→Gastonia
Pop. 82,884
$1,526/mo
+3.7%
→Gibsonville
Pop. 9,467
$1,899/mo
—
→Goldsboro
Pop. 34,383
$1,342/mo
-3.2%
→Graham
Pop. 18,048
$1,533/mo
—
→Greensboro
Pop. 301,198
$1,415/mo
+5.0%
→Greenville
Pop. 92,857
$1,315/mo
+1.5%
→Hampstead
Pop. 9,292
$1,843/mo
+7.2%
→Harrisburg
Pop. 19,633
$2,438/mo
+7.4%
→Havelock
Pop. 17,691
$1,415/mo
+1.0%
→Henderson
Pop. 14,885
$966/mo
-11.1%
→Hendersonville
Pop. 15,408
$1,744/mo
—
→Hickory
Pop. 44,258
$1,384/mo
+3.0%
→High Point
Pop. 116,245
$1,451/mo
+0.2%
→Hillsborough
Pop. 9,724
$1,499/mo
-9.4%
→Holly Ridge
Pop. 4,904
$1,786/mo
+7.0%
→Holly Springs
Pop. 45,248
$1,878/mo
-2.5%
→Hope Mills
Pop. 17,939
$1,757/mo
+12.0%
→Hubert
$1,480/mo
+4.2%
→Huntersville
Pop. 63,969
$1,900/mo
-1.0%
→Indian Trail
Pop. 42,036
$2,025/mo
+1.3%
→Jacksonville
Pop. 71,279
$1,355/mo
+3.6%
→Kannapolis
Pop. 57,890
$1,661/mo
+5.7%
→Kernersville
Pop. 27,830
$1,700/mo
+5.3%
→Kill Devil Hills
Pop. 7,761
$2,499/mo
—
→Kings Mountain
Pop. 12,039
$1,761/mo
—
→Kinston
Pop. 19,505
$995/mo
—
→Knightdale
Pop. 20,214
$1,689/mo
-0.5%
→Leland
Pop. 29,607
$1,701/mo
-0.8%
→Lenoir
Pop. 18,299
$1,218/mo
—
→Lexington
Pop. 19,690
$1,562/mo
+16.1%
→Lillington
Pop. 4,709
$1,628/mo
—
→Lincolnton
Pop. 11,783
$1,331/mo
-10.4%
→Lumberton
Pop. 18,859
$1,171/mo
—
→Marion
Pop. 7,579
$1,436/mo
—
→Matthews
Pop. 30,577
$1,742/mo
-1.1%
→Mc Leansville
Pop. 688
$2,056/mo
—
→Mebane
Pop. 19,538
$1,626/mo
+8.3%
→Midland
Pop. 4,860
$2,034/mo
—
→Midway Park
$1,477/mo
+12.7%
→Mint Hill
Pop. 27,556
$2,033/mo
+12.7%
→Monroe
Pop. 36,759
$1,987/mo
+0.9%
→Mooresville
Pop. 52,381
$1,646/mo
+0.9%
→Morehead City
Pop. 9,806
$1,659/mo
+3.2%
→Morganton
Pop. 17,646
$1,294/mo
—
→Morrisville
Pop. 31,422
$1,682/mo
+6.9%
→Mount Airy
Pop. 10,633
$1,430/mo
—
→Mount Holly
Pop. 18,208
$1,759/mo
-0.2%
→Murphy
Pop. 1,604
$1,650/mo
—
→Nashville
Pop. 5,729
$1,348/mo
—
→Navassa
Pop. 2,039
$2,103/mo
—
→New Bern
Pop. 32,734
$1,569/mo
+4.0%
→Newport
Pop. 4,441
$1,548/mo
—
→Newton
Pop. 13,333
$1,516/mo
—
→Pikeville
Pop. 776
$1,489/mo
—
→Pinehurst
Pop. 18,256
$2,041/mo
+11.2%
→Pineville
Pop. 11,055
$1,559/mo
-2.3%
→Pittsboro
Pop. 4,752
$1,879/mo
-9.3%
→Raeford
Pop. 4,552
$1,702/mo
+5.8%
→Raleigh
Pop. 481,031
$1,576/mo
+0.2%
→Ranlo
Pop. 4,617
$2,054/mo
—
→Richlands
Pop. 2,335
$1,565/mo
—
→Rocky Mount
Pop. 54,297
$1,258/mo
—
→Rural Hall
Pop. 3,466
$1,903/mo
—
→Salisbury
Pop. 35,825
$1,215/mo
-0.3%
→Sanford
Pop. 31,478
$1,720/mo
+3.7%
→Shallotte
Pop. 4,639
$1,688/mo
—
→Shelby
Pop. 22,100
$1,201/mo
+2.6%
→Sherrills Ford
$1,913/mo
—
→Smithfield
Pop. 12,116
$1,815/mo
+10.1%
→Sneads Ferry
Pop. 2,728
$1,937/mo
+8.9%
→Southern Pines
Pop. 16,420
$1,783/mo
+1.3%
→Spring Lake
Pop. 11,573
$1,391/mo
+4.5%
→Stanley
Pop. 4,069
$2,285/mo
—
→Statesville
Pop. 29,894
$1,800/mo
+4.9%
→Surf City
Pop. 4,396
$1,959/mo
+13.6%
→Swannanoa
Pop. 6,901
$1,849/mo
—
→Sylva
Pop. 2,646
$1,582/mo
—
→Thomasville
Pop. 27,321
$1,144/mo
-3.6%
→Troutman
Pop. 3,995
$2,035/mo
+1.1%
→Vass
Pop. 1,644
$2,178/mo
—
→Wake Forest
Pop. 52,844
$1,819/mo
+1.5%
→Washington
Pop. 9,726
$1,250/mo
—
→Waxhaw
Pop. 22,275
$2,102/mo
-7.1%
→Waynesville
Pop. 10,502
$1,682/mo
+12.1%
→Weaverville
Pop. 4,687
$1,603/mo
-1.5%
→Wendell
Pop. 13,064
$1,919/mo
+0.4%
→Whitsett
Pop. 569
$1,953/mo
+10.5%
→Wilmington
Pop. 120,805
$1,653/mo
+0.1%
→Wilson
Pop. 48,370
$1,388/mo
+6.2%
→Winston-Salem
Pop. 252,037
$1,508/mo
+7.6%
→Winterville
Pop. 10,725
$1,544/mo
+5.4%
→Youngsville
Pop. 3,011
$1,917/mo
—
→Zebulon
Pop. 8,711
$1,981/mo
+4.0%
→North Carolina rent questions
What is the average rent in North Carolina?
The average median rent across 125 tracked cities in North Carolina is $1,690/mo, about 12% below the national median of $1,930/mo.
Which North Carolina city has the highest rent?
Harrisburg has the highest median rent in North Carolina at $2,438/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 $966/mo.
Are rents rising or falling in North Carolina?
Across North Carolina cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +3.3% over the past year.
How does North Carolina rent compare to the rest of the country?
28 of 142 tracked North Carolina cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,930/mo, and 114 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.
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