ZIP 27610
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 27610 usually run 0.8% below trend in December and 0.7% above it in August, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 27610 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 27610 changed +0.8% 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 27610 rose 41.5% while median household income rose 28.5% ($52,868 to $67,932). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 27610 is 39.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($67,932) is $1,698 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,540); a 3-bedroom is $1,930.
14th cheapest of 15 ZIP codes in Raleigh.
ZIP 27545, 5 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,696/mo), about $2,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 27610. 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 27610 (Raleigh, NC) is majority owner-occupied, 28.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 27610 in Raleigh, NC has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 27610 in Raleigh, NC stood at $1,480 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,890, reflecting a 27.7% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $58,177 to $67,932 between 2021 and 2024, a 16.8% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.5% since 2021, moving from about 79,445 residents to roughly 81,419. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 27610 in Raleigh, NC reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 27610 covers Raleigh, NC. The median rent here is $1,890/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,400/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,540/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($67,932/yr), ZIP 27610 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.8% over the past year.
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At $1,890/mo, rent takes ~33% of ZIP 27610's median household income ($67,932/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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