ZIP 27545
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 27545 usually run 1.3% below trend in February and 0.9% above it in June, about $37 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 27545 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2020.
Rent in ZIP 27545 changed +2.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 190 North Carolina ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($91,527) is $2,288 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,250); a 4-bedroom is $3,000.
ZIP 27609, 10 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,381/mo), about $3,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 27545. 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 27545 (Knightdale, NC) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 40.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 27545 in Knightdale, NC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 27545 in Knightdale, NC has shifted from $1,282 to $1,696, up 32.3% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 27545 in Knightdale, NC now reports about $91,527, up from $70,452 in 2021. Census counts show ZIP 27545 in Knightdale, NC adding about 1,992 residents over the five-year window, up 6.2% on net. The renter share has risen from 26.3% to 29.5%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 35.5% to 40.2% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 27545 in Knightdale, NC reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 27545 covers Knightdale, NC. The median rent here is $1,696/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,630/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,790/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($91,527/yr), ZIP 27545 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.6% over the past year.
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At $1,696/mo, rent takes ~22% of ZIP 27545's median household income ($91,527/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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