Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in North Carolina
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
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North Carolina ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chatham County | 31.1 yrs | $397,800 | $1,066 |
| 2 | Transylvania County | 30.8 yrs | $336,100 | $909 |
| 3 | Madison County | 28.7 yrs | $263,500 | $764 |
| 4 | Clay County | 27.7 yrs | $263,300 | $791 |
| 5 | Dare County | 27.1 yrs | $425,400 | $1,307 |
| 6 | Currituck County | 26.0 yrs | $351,200 | $1,126 |
| 7 | Orange County | 25.7 yrs | $428,500 | $1,387 |
| 8 | Watauga County | 25.1 yrs | $321,500 | $1,066 |
| 9 | Jackson County | 24.7 yrs | $253,900 | $855 |
| 10 | Avery County | 24.6 yrs | $233,200 | $791 |
| 11 | Swain County | 24.5 yrs | $209,800 | $715 |
| 12 | Macon County | 24.1 yrs | $229,000 | $791 |
| 13 | Ashe County | 23.9 yrs | $221,900 | $774 |
| 14 | Carteret County | 23.9 yrs | $304,200 | $1,062 |
| 15 | Lincoln County | 23.8 yrs | $279,500 | $977 |
| 16 | Henderson County | 23.6 yrs | $317,800 | $1,120 |
| 17 | Buncombe County | 23.4 yrs | $360,000 | $1,281 |
| 18 | Wake County | 23.4 yrs | $422,800 | $1,508 |
| 19 | Yancey County | 23.0 yrs | $222,300 | $807 |
| 20 | Mitchell County | 22.6 yrs | $202,100 | $744 |
| 21 | Union County | 22.4 yrs | $374,400 | $1,390 |
| 22 | Graham County | 22.3 yrs | $155,800 | $581 |
| 23 | Moore County | 22.2 yrs | $315,300 | $1,181 |
| 24 | Chowan County | 22.2 yrs | $204,400 | $766 |
| 25 | Johnston County | 22.1 yrs | $267,600 | $1,007 |
| 26 | Davie County | 22.1 yrs | $235,300 | $889 |
| 27 | Alleghany County | 22.0 yrs | $199,000 | $755 |
| 28 | New Hanover County | 21.9 yrs | $353,700 | $1,343 |
| 29 | Cherokee County | 21.7 yrs | $208,700 | $800 |
| 30 | Stanly County | 21.5 yrs | $214,300 | $830 |
| 31 | Polk County | 21.5 yrs | $281,100 | $1,089 |
| 32 | Alexander County | 21.3 yrs | $190,000 | $745 |
| 33 | Pender County | 20.8 yrs | $267,100 | $1,072 |
| 34 | Durham County | 20.7 yrs | $351,700 | $1,415 |
| 35 | Brunswick County | 20.7 yrs | $314,700 | $1,267 |
| 36 | Iredell County | 20.6 yrs | $292,300 | $1,183 |
| 37 | Catawba County | 20.4 yrs | $218,100 | $891 |
| 38 | Cabarrus County | 20.4 yrs | $318,600 | $1,303 |
| 39 | Mecklenburg County | 20.3 yrs | $371,200 | $1,521 |
| 40 | Stokes County | 20.3 yrs | $186,800 | $766 |
| 41 | Franklin County | 20.3 yrs | $240,900 | $988 |
| 42 | Haywood County | 20.2 yrs | $254,900 | $1,052 |
| 43 | Person County | 20.2 yrs | $192,800 | $796 |
| 44 | Rutherford County | 20.1 yrs | $180,800 | $748 |
| 45 | Yadkin County | 20.0 yrs | $176,400 | $734 |
| 46 | Camden County | 19.8 yrs | $289,800 | $1,220 |
| 47 | Caldwell County | 19.7 yrs | $174,000 | $735 |
| 48 | Granville County | 19.5 yrs | $235,700 | $1,008 |
| 49 | Davidson County | 19.3 yrs | $200,100 | $863 |
| 50 | Pamlico County | 19.2 yrs | $209,800 | $909 |
| 51 | McDowell County | 18.9 yrs | $168,300 | $741 |
| 52 | Tyrrell County | 18.8 yrs | $138,400 | $612 |
| 53 | Wilkes County | 18.8 yrs | $161,400 | $715 |
| 54 | Surry County | 18.7 yrs | $166,400 | $741 |
| 55 | Lee County | 18.5 yrs | $213,800 | $962 |
| 56 | Alamance County | 18.3 yrs | $221,200 | $1,007 |
| 57 | Rowan County | 18.2 yrs | $216,100 | $990 |
| 58 | Forsyth County | 18.1 yrs | $227,800 | $1,046 |
| 59 | Gaston County | 18.0 yrs | $235,000 | $1,085 |
| 60 | Caswell County | 18.0 yrs | $151,200 | $699 |
| 61 | Cleveland County | 18.0 yrs | $180,200 | $835 |
| 62 | Guilford County | 17.7 yrs | $234,900 | $1,108 |
| 63 | Burke County | 17.7 yrs | $170,500 | $805 |
| 64 | Beaufort County | 17.6 yrs | $181,200 | $859 |
| 65 | Harnett County | 17.0 yrs | $220,700 | $1,080 |
| 66 | Randolph County | 16.7 yrs | $171,600 | $857 |
| 67 | Pitt County | 16.7 yrs | $194,300 | $971 |
| 68 | Montgomery County | 16.6 yrs | $150,300 | $753 |
| 69 | Perquimans County | 16.6 yrs | $211,600 | $1,061 |
| 70 | Rockingham County | 16.5 yrs | $156,000 | $789 |
| 71 | Pasquotank County | 16.2 yrs | $223,300 | $1,146 |
| 72 | Wilson County | 15.6 yrs | $171,800 | $915 |
| 73 | Craven County | 15.6 yrs | $206,200 | $1,100 |
| 74 | Hoke County | 15.6 yrs | $196,000 | $1,047 |
| 75 | Nash County | 15.4 yrs | $171,100 | $924 |
| 76 | Onslow County | 15.3 yrs | $219,500 | $1,198 |
| 77 | Wayne County | 14.5 yrs | $162,700 | $932 |
| 78 | Gates County | 14.5 yrs | $163,900 | $940 |
| 79 | Vance County | 14.2 yrs | $146,300 | $860 |
| 80 | Jones County | 14.1 yrs | $122,600 | $725 |
| 81 | Bladen County | 13.9 yrs | $125,800 | $752 |
| 82 | Columbus County | 13.8 yrs | $128,300 | $775 |
| 83 | Richmond County | 13.5 yrs | $120,800 | $744 |
| 84 | Warren County | 13.5 yrs | $124,700 | $771 |
| 85 | Cumberland County | 13.2 yrs | $183,700 | $1,156 |
| 86 | Sampson County | 13.2 yrs | $128,400 | $811 |
| 87 | Duplin County | 12.6 yrs | $123,200 | $815 |
| 88 | Martin County | 12.6 yrs | $109,900 | $729 |
| 89 | Scotland County | 12.0 yrs | $109,900 | $766 |
| 90 | Edgecombe County | 11.9 yrs | $116,800 | $818 |
| 91 | Anson County | 11.7 yrs | $119,300 | $849 |
| 92 | Hertford County | 11.5 yrs | $111,100 | $806 |
| 93 | Lenoir County | 11.4 yrs | $111,400 | $814 |
| 94 | Northampton County | 11.4 yrs | $102,200 | $749 |
| 95 | Greene County | 11.2 yrs | $114,000 | $845 |
| 96 | Halifax County | 11.0 yrs | $102,500 | $776 |
| 97 | Washington County | 10.8 yrs | $107,000 | $829 |
| 98 | Bertie County | 9.7 yrs | $95,800 | $824 |
| 99 | Robeson County | 9.4 yrs | $88,600 | $784 |
| 100 | Hyde County | 8.1 yrs | $119,600 | $1,237 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in North Carolina