US Census Data

Highest median gross rent in North Carolina

North Carolina counties and cities ranked by median gross rent.

This page ranks the counties and cities of North Carolina by median gross rent — which have the highest rents, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Mecklenburg County leads at $1,521.

Among cities & places, Fearrington Village leads at $3,501.

Counties

Top 100.
#NameMedian gross rent
1Mecklenburg County$1,521
2Wake County$1,508
3Durham County$1,415
4Union County$1,390
5Orange County$1,387
6New Hanover County$1,343
7Dare County$1,307
8Cabarrus County$1,303
9Buncombe County$1,281
10Brunswick County$1,267
11Hyde County$1,237
12Camden County$1,220
13Onslow County$1,198
14Iredell County$1,183
15Moore County$1,181
16Cumberland County$1,156
17Pasquotank County$1,146
18Currituck County$1,126
19Henderson County$1,120
20Guilford County$1,108
21Craven County$1,100
22Polk County$1,089
23Gaston County$1,085
24Harnett County$1,080
25Pender County$1,072
26Chatham County$1,066
27Watauga County$1,066
28Carteret County$1,062
29Perquimans County$1,061
30Haywood County$1,052
31Hoke County$1,047
32Forsyth County$1,046
33Granville County$1,008
34Alamance County$1,007
35Johnston County$1,007
36Rowan County$990
37Franklin County$988
38Lincoln County$977
39Pitt County$971
40Lee County$962
41Gates County$940
42Wayne County$932
43Nash County$924
44Wilson County$915
45Pamlico County$909
46Transylvania County$909
47Catawba County$891
48Davie County$889
49Davidson County$863
50Vance County$860
51Beaufort County$859
52Randolph County$857
53Jackson County$855
54Anson County$849
55Greene County$845
56Cleveland County$835
57Stanly County$830
58Washington County$829
59Bertie County$824
60Edgecombe County$818
61Duplin County$815
62Lenoir County$814
63Sampson County$811
64Yancey County$807
65Hertford County$806
66Burke County$805
67Cherokee County$800
68Person County$796
69Avery County$791
70Clay County$791
71Macon County$791
72Rockingham County$789
73Robeson County$784
74Halifax County$776
75Columbus County$775
76Ashe County$774
77Warren County$771
78Chowan County$766
79Scotland County$766
80Stokes County$766
81Madison County$764
82Alleghany County$755
83Montgomery County$753
84Bladen County$752
85Northampton County$749
86Rutherford County$748
87Alexander County$745
88Mitchell County$744
89Richmond County$744
90McDowell County$741
91Surry County$741
92Caldwell County$735
93Yadkin County$734
94Martin County$729
95Jones County$725
96Swain County$715
97Wilkes County$715
98Caswell County$699
99Tyrrell County$612
100Graham County$581

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NameMedian gross rent
1Fearrington Village$3,501
2Carolina Meadows$3,176
3Briar Chapel$2,941
4Wesley Chapel$2,727
5Harrisburg$2,407
6St. James$2,258
7Weddington$2,205
8Westport$2,197
9Ogden$2,143
10Whispering Pines$2,122
11Southern Shores$2,018
12Carolina Shores$1,948
13Brandywine Bay$1,929
14Indian Trail$1,916
15Bent Creek$1,914
16Wrightsville Beach$1,892
17Lake Park$1,875
18Holly Springs$1,858
19Spout Springs$1,794
20Pine Knoll Shores$1,792
21Pinehurst$1,790
22Morrisville$1,785
23Apex$1,784
24Governors Village$1,779
25Waxhaw$1,770
26Walnut Creek$1,756
27Cape Carteret$1,755
28Stallings$1,749
29Huntersville$1,742
30Belville$1,738
31Forest Oaks$1,732
32Atkinson$1,688
33Emerald Isle$1,688
34Moyock$1,686
35Matthews$1,670
36Murraysville$1,667
37St. Helena$1,661
38Sugar Mountain$1,650
39Fuquay-Varina$1,646
40Cherry Branch$1,645
41Weaverville$1,642
42Davidson$1,636
43Cary$1,621
44Mills River$1,611
45Laurel Park$1,605
46Sneads Ferry$1,605
47Leland$1,603
48Porters Neck$1,591
49Elon$1,584
50Bethania$1,578
51Lowesville$1,578
52Whitsett$1,577
53Ranlo$1,574
54Knightdale$1,573
55Cornelius$1,571
56Barnardsville$1,565
57Carolina Beach$1,544
58Clayton$1,542
59Stedman$1,539
60Fairfield Harbour$1,527
61Myrtle Grove$1,523
62Mooresville$1,505
63Charlotte$1,504
64Seven Devils$1,500
65Mint Hill$1,498
66Winterville$1,495
67Holly Ridge$1,491
68Chapel Hill$1,483
69Raleigh$1,468
70Southport$1,468
71Pineville$1,467
72Wake Forest$1,458
73Garner$1,452
74Bogue$1,446
75Etowah$1,442
76Kill Devil Hills$1,440
77Surf City$1,421
78Barbecue$1,419
79Durham$1,412
80Ocracoke$1,412
81Woodfin$1,408
82Royal Pines$1,397
83Wendell$1,397
84Duck$1,393
85Swansboro$1,380
86Holden Beach$1,375
87Kure Beach$1,373
88Kitty Hawk$1,366
89Concord$1,365
90Minnesott Beach$1,359
91Hillsborough$1,349
92Calabash$1,348
93Northchase$1,342
94Trent Woods$1,342
95Cedar Point$1,341
96Cramerton$1,341
97Saluda$1,339
98Boiling Spring Lakes$1,337
99Carrboro$1,337
100Black Mountain$1,334

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