Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in North Carolina
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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North Carolina ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham County | $581 | $1,310 | $155,800 |
| 2 | Tyrrell County | $612 | $1,229 | $138,400 |
| 3 | Caswell County | $699 | $1,295 | $151,200 |
| 4 | Swain County | $715 | $1,663 | $209,800 |
| 5 | Wilkes County | $715 | $1,360 | $161,400 |
| 6 | Jones County | $725 | $1,100 | $122,600 |
| 7 | Martin County | $729 | $1,038 | $109,900 |
| 8 | Yadkin County | $734 | $1,475 | $176,400 |
| 9 | Caldwell County | $735 | $1,452 | $174,000 |
| 10 | McDowell County | $741 | $1,394 | $168,300 |
| 11 | Surry County | $741 | $1,395 | $166,400 |
| 12 | Mitchell County | $744 | $1,627 | $202,100 |
| 13 | Richmond County | $744 | $1,105 | $120,800 |
| 14 | Alexander County | $745 | $1,563 | $190,000 |
| 15 | Rutherford County | $748 | $1,491 | $180,800 |
| 16 | Northampton County | $749 | $992 | $102,200 |
| 17 | Bladen County | $752 | $1,139 | $125,800 |
| 18 | Montgomery County | $753 | $1,292 | $150,300 |
| 19 | Alleghany County | $755 | $1,622 | $199,000 |
| 20 | Madison County | $764 | $2,053 | $263,500 |
| 21 | Chowan County | $766 | $1,674 | $204,400 |
| 22 | Scotland County | $766 | $1,023 | $109,900 |
| 23 | Stokes County | $766 | $1,539 | $186,800 |
| 24 | Warren County | $771 | $1,125 | $124,700 |
| 25 | Ashe County | $774 | $1,767 | $221,900 |
| 26 | Columbus County | $775 | $1,154 | $128,300 |
| 27 | Halifax County | $776 | $989 | $102,500 |
| 28 | Robeson County | $784 | $867 | $88,600 |
| 29 | Rockingham County | $789 | $1,344 | $156,000 |
| 30 | Avery County | $791 | $1,826 | $233,200 |
| 31 | Clay County | $791 | $2,041 | $263,300 |
| 32 | Macon County | $791 | $1,800 | $229,000 |
| 33 | Person County | $796 | $1,589 | $192,800 |
| 34 | Cherokee County | $800 | $1,673 | $208,700 |
| 35 | Burke County | $805 | $1,435 | $170,500 |
| 36 | Hertford County | $806 | $1,038 | $111,100 |
| 37 | Yancey County | $807 | $1,763 | $222,300 |
| 38 | Sampson County | $811 | $1,149 | $128,400 |
| 39 | Lenoir County | $814 | $1,032 | $111,400 |
| 40 | Duplin County | $815 | $1,103 | $123,200 |
| 41 | Edgecombe County | $818 | $1,092 | $116,800 |
| 42 | Bertie County | $824 | $911 | $95,800 |
| 43 | Washington County | $829 | $1,021 | $107,000 |
| 44 | Stanly County | $830 | $1,733 | $214,300 |
| 45 | Cleveland County | $835 | $1,503 | $180,200 |
| 46 | Greene County | $845 | $1,049 | $114,000 |
| 47 | Anson County | $849 | $1,094 | $119,300 |
| 48 | Jackson County | $855 | $1,959 | $253,900 |
| 49 | Randolph County | $857 | $1,446 | $171,600 |
| 50 | Beaufort County | $859 | $1,512 | $181,200 |
| 51 | Vance County | $860 | $1,276 | $146,300 |
| 52 | Davidson County | $863 | $1,635 | $200,100 |
| 53 | Davie County | $889 | $1,890 | $235,300 |
| 54 | Catawba County | $891 | $1,757 | $218,100 |
| 55 | Pamlico County | $909 | $1,698 | $209,800 |
| 56 | Transylvania County | $909 | $2,546 | $336,100 |
| 57 | Wilson County | $915 | $1,463 | $171,800 |
| 58 | Nash County | $924 | $1,450 | $171,100 |
| 59 | Wayne County | $932 | $1,386 | $162,700 |
| 60 | Gates County | $940 | $1,399 | $163,900 |
| 61 | Lee County | $962 | $1,761 | $213,800 |
| 62 | Pitt County | $971 | $1,629 | $194,300 |
| 63 | Lincoln County | $977 | $2,187 | $279,500 |
| 64 | Franklin County | $988 | $1,940 | $240,900 |
| 65 | Rowan County | $990 | $1,752 | $216,100 |
| 66 | Alamance County | $1,007 | $1,787 | $221,200 |
| 67 | Johnston County | $1,007 | $2,124 | $267,600 |
| 68 | Granville County | $1,008 | $1,903 | $235,700 |
| 69 | Forsyth County | $1,046 | $1,872 | $227,800 |
| 70 | Hoke County | $1,047 | $1,616 | $196,000 |
| 71 | Haywood County | $1,052 | $2,015 | $254,900 |
| 72 | Perquimans County | $1,061 | $1,714 | $211,600 |
| 73 | Carteret County | $1,062 | $2,324 | $304,200 |
| 74 | Chatham County | $1,066 | $3,044 | $397,800 |
| 75 | Watauga County | $1,066 | $2,434 | $321,500 |
| 76 | Pender County | $1,072 | $2,122 | $267,100 |
| 77 | Harnett County | $1,080 | $1,801 | $220,700 |
| 78 | Gaston County | $1,085 | $1,914 | $235,000 |
| 79 | Polk County | $1,089 | $2,194 | $281,100 |
| 80 | Craven County | $1,100 | $1,684 | $206,200 |
| 81 | Guilford County | $1,108 | $1,930 | $234,900 |
| 82 | Henderson County | $1,120 | $2,438 | $317,800 |
| 83 | Currituck County | $1,126 | $2,650 | $351,200 |
| 84 | Pasquotank County | $1,146 | $1,810 | $223,300 |
| 85 | Cumberland County | $1,156 | $1,574 | $183,700 |
| 86 | Moore County | $1,181 | $2,431 | $315,300 |
| 87 | Iredell County | $1,183 | $2,286 | $292,300 |
| 88 | Onslow County | $1,198 | $1,775 | $219,500 |
| 89 | Camden County | $1,220 | $2,264 | $289,800 |
| 90 | Hyde County | $1,237 | $1,066 | $119,600 |
| 91 | Brunswick County | $1,267 | $2,427 | $314,700 |
| 92 | Buncombe County | $1,281 | $2,755 | $360,000 |
| 93 | Cabarrus County | $1,303 | $2,506 | $318,600 |
| 94 | Dare County | $1,307 | $3,189 | $425,400 |
| 95 | New Hanover County | $1,343 | $2,706 | $353,700 |
| 96 | Orange County | $1,387 | $3,364 | $428,500 |
| 97 | Union County | $1,390 | $2,860 | $374,400 |
| 98 | Durham County | $1,415 | $2,766 | $351,700 |
| 99 | Wake County | $1,508 | $3,237 | $422,800 |
| 100 | Mecklenburg County | $1,521 | $2,879 | $371,200 |
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.
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Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in North Carolina