ZIP 27526
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 27526 usually run 1.1% below trend in December and 1.1% above it in June, about $42 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 27526 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2015.
Rent in ZIP 27526 changed +2.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 190 North Carolina ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 27526 rose 36% while median household income rose 38.2% ($79,593 to $110,017). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 27526 is 37% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($110,017) is $2,750 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,330); a 4-bedroom is $3,070.
ZIP 27539, 9 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,729/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 27526. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 27526 (Fuquay Varina, NC) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 46.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 27526 in Fuquay Varina, NC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 27526 in Fuquay Varina, NC has shifted from $1,546 to $1,928, up 24.7% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $82,896 in 2021 to $110,017 more recently. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 27526 in Fuquay Varina, NC adding about 6,710 residents over the five-year window, up 12.2% on net. The renter share has eased from 22.1% to 19.5%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 41.5% to 46.4% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 27526 in Fuquay Varina, NC market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 27526 covers Fuquay Varina, NC. The median rent here is $1,928/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,650/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,830/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($110,017/yr), ZIP 27526 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.6% over the past year.
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At $1,928/mo, rent takes ~21% of ZIP 27526's median household income ($110,017/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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