The North Carolina rental market
North Carolina tracks median rent across 128 cities, ranging from Henderson at $1,013/mo to Waxhaw at $2,607/mo. The state average of $1,705/mo runs about 13% below the national median of $1,962/mo.
Across North Carolina cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +3.8% over the past year. 24 of 142 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 118 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro.
142 cities
RankCityMedian rentYoY
1
Waxhaw
Pop. 22,275
$2,607/mo
+14.9%
→2
Carolina Beach
Pop. 6,745
$2,580/mo
—
→3
Harrisburg
Pop. 19,633
$2,392/mo
+2.8%
→4
Kill Devil Hills
Pop. 7,761
$2,300/mo
—
→5
Emerald Isle
Pop. 3,934
$2,300/mo
—
→6
Surf City
Pop. 4,396
$2,296/mo
+31.2%
→7
Mc Leansville
Pop. 688
$2,293/mo
—
→8
Fletcher
Pop. 8,098
$2,269/mo
—
→9
Midland
Pop. 4,860
$2,213/mo
—
→10
Cameron
Pop. 364
$2,123/mo
+14.4%
→11
Navassa
Pop. 2,039
$2,103/mo
—
→12
Vass
Pop. 1,644
$2,100/mo
—
→13
Beaufort
Pop. 4,689
$2,098/mo
—
→14
Pinehurst
Pop. 18,256
$2,095/mo
+13.2%
→15
Pineville
Pop. 11,055
$2,069/mo
+27.9%
→16
Sherrills Ford
$2,033/mo
—
→17
Indian Trail
Pop. 42,036
$2,032/mo
+0.5%
→18
Apex
Pop. 70,630
$2,026/mo
+2.5%
→19
Boone
Pop. 20,032
$2,026/mo
—
→20
Pittsboro
Pop. 4,752
$2,018/mo
-1.5%
→21
Monroe
Pop. 36,759
$1,995/mo
+0.1%
→22
Hampstead
Pop. 9,292
$1,995/mo
+17.3%
→23
Brevard
Pop. 7,897
$1,976/mo
—
→24
Zebulon
Pop. 8,711
$1,968/mo
+2.2%
→25
Fuquay Varina
Pop. 40,485
$1,951/mo
+4.2%
→26
Conover
Pop. 8,580
$1,950/mo
—
→27
Calabash
Pop. 2,377
$1,950/mo
—
→28
Swannanoa
Pop. 6,901
$1,947/mo
—
→29
Belmont
Pop. 15,546
$1,945/mo
-1.3%
→30
Gibsonville
Pop. 9,467
$1,936/mo
—
→31
Ranlo
Pop. 4,617
$1,922/mo
—
→32
Davidson
Pop. 15,660
$1,921/mo
-2.1%
→33
Carthage
Pop. 2,896
$1,920/mo
—
→34
Sneads Ferry
Pop. 2,728
$1,918/mo
+6.9%
→35
Huntersville
Pop. 63,969
$1,915/mo
-0.2%
→36
Youngsville
Pop. 3,011
$1,911/mo
—
→37
Angier
Pop. 6,241
$1,902/mo
+1.9%
→38
Wendell
Pop. 13,064
$1,898/mo
-1.4%
→39
Holly Springs
Pop. 45,248
$1,893/mo
-0.9%
→40
Garner
Pop. 34,473
$1,884/mo
+7.1%
→41
Southern Pines
Pop. 16,420
$1,879/mo
+3.7%
→42
Black Mountain
Pop. 8,513
$1,879/mo
—
→43
Bolivia
Pop. 247
$1,868/mo
-0.1%
→44
Mint Hill
Pop. 27,556
$1,860/mo
+0.4%
→45
Troutman
Pop. 3,995
$1,854/mo
-9.9%
→46
Clayton
Pop. 29,320
$1,835/mo
+0.7%
→47
Whitsett
Pop. 569
$1,832/mo
+4.4%
→48
Candler
$1,827/mo
—
→49
Concord
Pop. 108,719
$1,824/mo
+5.7%
→50
Sanford
Pop. 31,478
$1,821/mo
+9.0%
→51
Kings Mountain
Pop. 12,039
$1,814/mo
—
→52
Wake Forest
Pop. 52,844
$1,812/mo
+1.5%
→53
Mount Holly
Pop. 18,208
$1,808/mo
+2.0%
→54
Aberdeen
Pop. 9,228
$1,803/mo
+13.2%
→55
Kernersville
Pop. 27,830
$1,793/mo
+9.7%
→56
Smithfield
Pop. 12,116
$1,793/mo
+8.3%
→57
Cary
Pop. 179,306
$1,791/mo
+9.9%
→58
Fairfield Harbour
Pop. 2,948
$1,788/mo
—
→59
Richlands
Pop. 2,335
$1,788/mo
—
→60
Denver
Pop. 2,497
$1,778/mo
+6.1%
→61
Holly Ridge
Pop. 4,904
$1,763/mo
—
→62
Clemmons
Pop. 21,871
$1,758/mo
+5.3%
→63
Raeford
Pop. 4,552
$1,756/mo
+8.7%
→64
Charlotte
Pop. 903,844
$1,752/mo
+2.5%
→65
Matthews
Pop. 30,577
$1,752/mo
+0.3%
→66
Advance
Pop. 1,408
$1,751/mo
—
→67
Belville
Pop. 2,573
$1,750/mo
—
→68
Hendersonville
Pop. 15,408
$1,739/mo
-8.9%
→69
Newport
Pop. 4,441
$1,728/mo
—
→70
Knightdale
Pop. 20,214
$1,726/mo
+3.5%
→71
Stanley
Pop. 4,069
$1,721/mo
—
→72
Weaverville
Pop. 4,687
$1,716/mo
+4.3%
→73
Shallotte
Pop. 4,639
$1,709/mo
—
→74
Cornelius
Pop. 32,783
$1,704/mo
-2.7%
→75
Statesville
Pop. 29,894
$1,704/mo
-1.2%
→76
Rural Hall
Pop. 3,466
$1,702/mo
—
→77
Chapel Hill
Pop. 61,607
$1,698/mo
-0.5%
→78
Leland
Pop. 29,607
$1,691/mo
+0.9%
→79
Wilmington
Pop. 120,805
$1,690/mo
+2.1%
→80
Morrisville
Pop. 31,422
$1,689/mo
+7.0%
→81
Hope Mills
Pop. 17,939
$1,687/mo
+5.7%
→82
Morehead City
Pop. 9,806
$1,682/mo
+3.6%
→83
Asheville
Pop. 94,535
$1,679/mo
-4.5%
→84
Lillington
Pop. 4,709
$1,679/mo
—
→85
China Grove
Pop. 4,530
$1,678/mo
—
→86
Durham
Pop. 291,467
$1,675/mo
+2.0%
→87
Creedmoor
Pop. 4,997
$1,650/mo
—
→88
Murphy
Pop. 1,604
$1,650/mo
—
→89
Kannapolis
Pop. 57,890
$1,646/mo
+3.0%
→90
Dallas
Pop. 6,104
$1,643/mo
+12.6%
→91
Pikeville
Pop. 776
$1,625/mo
—
→92
New Bern
Pop. 32,734
$1,623/mo
+6.0%
→93
Mooresville
Pop. 52,381
$1,616/mo
-1.3%
→94
Winterville
Pop. 10,725
$1,616/mo
+9.7%
→95
Lexington
Pop. 19,690
$1,609/mo
+18.3%
→96
Waynesville
Pop. 10,502
$1,583/mo
+3.3%
→97
Hubert
$1,576/mo
+8.8%
→98
Raleigh
Pop. 481,031
$1,575/mo
—
→99
Arden
$1,569/mo
-4.5%
→100
Sylva
Pop. 2,646
$1,544/mo
—
→101
Winston-Salem
Pop. 252,037
$1,525/mo
+7.5%
→102
Elizabeth City
Pop. 18,871
$1,524/mo
+4.5%
→103
Elon
Pop. 11,032
$1,522/mo
—
→104
Gastonia
Pop. 82,884
$1,501/mo
+0.1%
→105
Hickory
Pop. 44,258
$1,492/mo
+9.0%
→106
Morganton
Pop. 17,646
$1,483/mo
—
→107
Carrboro
Pop. 21,204
$1,479/mo
-4.4%
→108
Midway Park
$1,469/mo
+11.9%
→109
Hillsborough
Pop. 9,724
$1,467/mo
-10.8%
→110
Mebane
Pop. 19,538
$1,464/mo
-3.6%
→111
Albemarle
Pop. 16,762
$1,444/mo
—
→112
Spring Lake
Pop. 11,573
$1,425/mo
+4.8%
→113
Goldsboro
Pop. 34,383
$1,411/mo
+1.0%
→114
Jacksonville
Pop. 71,279
$1,407/mo
+6.5%
→115
High Point
Pop. 116,245
$1,402/mo
-3.8%
→116
Greensboro
Pop. 301,198
$1,391/mo
+2.5%
→117
Havelock
Pop. 17,691
$1,384/mo
-1.9%
→118
Wilson
Pop. 48,370
$1,381/mo
+5.7%
→119
Greenville
Pop. 92,857
$1,373/mo
+5.9%
→120
Fayetteville
Pop. 210,815
$1,368/mo
-3.3%
→121
Bessemer City
Pop. 5,580
$1,366/mo
+16.2%
→122
Archdale
Pop. 12,087
$1,356/mo
—
→123
Burlington
Pop. 59,610
$1,321/mo
+0.8%
→124
Browns Summit
$1,305/mo
—
→125
Rocky Mount
Pop. 54,297
$1,300/mo
+1.3%
→126
Graham
Pop. 18,048
$1,295/mo
—
→127
Lincolnton
Pop. 11,783
$1,288/mo
-14.0%
→128
Kinston
Pop. 19,505
$1,281/mo
—
→129
Salisbury
Pop. 35,825
$1,278/mo
+3.6%
→130
Nashville
Pop. 5,729
$1,260/mo
—
→131
Lenoir
Pop. 18,299
$1,245/mo
—
→132
Newton
Pop. 13,333
$1,236/mo
—
→133
Thomasville
Pop. 27,321
$1,210/mo
+2.2%
→134
Marion
Pop. 7,579
$1,210/mo
—
→135
Washington
Pop. 9,726
$1,184/mo
—
→136
Lumberton
Pop. 18,859
$1,179/mo
—
→137
Cullowhee
Pop. 7,973
$1,171/mo
—
→138
Shelby
Pop. 22,100
$1,110/mo
-5.3%
→139
Cherryville
Pop. 6,226
$1,100/mo
—
→140
Mount Airy
Pop. 10,633
$1,095/mo
—
→141
Asheboro
Pop. 27,580
$1,082/mo
+18.6%
→142
Henderson
Pop. 14,885
$1,013/mo
-8.0%
→North Carolina rent questions
What is the average rent in North Carolina?
The average median rent across 128 tracked cities in North Carolina is $1,705/mo, about 13% below the national median of $1,962/mo.
Which North Carolina city has the highest rent?
Waxhaw has the highest median rent in North Carolina at $2,607/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 $1,013/mo.
Are rents rising or falling in North Carolina?
Across North Carolina cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +3.8% over the past year.
How does North Carolina rent compare to the rest of the country?
24 of 142 tracked North Carolina cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,962/mo, and 118 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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