ZIP 27608
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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November. Asking rents in ZIP 27608 usually run 0.9% below trend in November and 0.9% above it in June, about $36 a month apart at today's median. Based on 6 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 27608 is 1.4% below its high of $2,038 in November 2025, at $2,009 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 27608 changed +0.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 190 North Carolina ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
Rent in ZIP 27608 is 40.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($162,188) is $4,055 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,950).
15th cheapest of 15 ZIP codes in Raleigh.
ZIP 27609, 3 miles away, rents for 31% less ($1,381/mo), about $7,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 27608. 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 27608 (Raleigh, NC) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 86.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 27608 in Raleigh, NC has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 27608 in Raleigh, NC has climbed by $475 per month, settling near $2,009 after starting the period at $1,534. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 27608 in Raleigh, NC now reports about $162,188, up from $146,295 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 20.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 12,069 to 12,604 between 2021 and 2024, a 4.4% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 82% to 86.9%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 27608 in Raleigh, NC reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 27608 covers Raleigh, NC. The median rent here is $2,009/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,610/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,760/mo.
At 15% of local median household income ($162,188/yr), ZIP 27608 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.8% over the past year.
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