ZIP 27560
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 27560 usually run 1.2% below trend in December and 1.1% above it in July, about $38 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 27560 is 3% below its high of $1,714 in April 2023, at $1,662 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 27560 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 27560 rose 27.9% while median household income rose 22.3% ($96,830 to $118,417). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 27560 is 27.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($118,417) is $2,960 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,790); a 4-bedroom is $3,660.
ZIP 27612, 7 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,478/mo), about $2,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 27560. 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 27560 (Morrisville, NC) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 72.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 27560 in Morrisville, NC has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 27560 in Morrisville, NC stood at $1,393 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,662, reflecting a 19.3% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $101,850 in 2021 to $118,417 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 10.8% since 2021, moving from about 36,804 residents to roughly 40,792. Renters now make up 58.9% of households, compared with 53.6% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 72.5% of adults here, versus 69.9% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 27560 in Morrisville, NC market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 27560 covers Morrisville, NC. The median rent here is $1,662/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,375/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,518/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($118,417/yr), ZIP 27560 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.6% over the past year.
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