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Cities in North Carolina by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

Harrisburg, NC had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 93 cities in 2024, at $2,640. Smithfield, NC had the lowest, at $658. The median was $1,246 and the figure for North Carolina was $1,228. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,640Harrisburg, NC
Lowest658Smithfield, NC
Median1,24693 cities
North Carolina1,228History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Harrisburg, NC: 2,640 USDHarrisburg, NC2,640Elon, NC: 2,080 USDElon, NC2,080Indian Trail, NC: 2,077 USDIndian Trail, NC2,077Holly Springs, NC: 2,021 USDHolly Springs, NC2,021Weddington, NC: 1,927 USDWeddington, NC1,927Apex, NC: 1,902 USDApex, NC1,902Stallings, NC: 1,882 USDStallings, NC1,882Morrisville, NC: 1,858 USDMorrisville, NC1,858Waxhaw, NC: 1,840 USDWaxhaw, NC1,840Huntersville, NC: 1,834 USDHuntersville, NC1,834Matthews, NC: 1,764 USDMatthews, NC1,764Cary, NC: 1,738 USDCary, NC1,738Leland, NC: 1,735 USDLeland, NC1,735Cornelius, NC: 1,722 USDCornelius, NC1,722Fuquay-Varina, NC: 1,720 USDFuquay-Varina, NC1,720Knightdale, NC: 1,674 USDKnightdale, NC1,674Pinehurst, NC: 1,664 USDPinehurst, NC1,664Clayton, NC: 1,661 USDClayton, NC1,661Davidson, NC: 1,652 USDDavidson, NC1,652Mooresville, NC: 1,626 USDMooresville, NC1,626Chapel Hill, NC: 1,613 USDChapel Hill, NC1,613Charlotte, NC: 1,612 USDCharlotte, NC1,612Wake Forest, NC: 1,596 USDWake Forest, NC1,596Raleigh, NC: 1,572 USDRaleigh, NC1,572Pineville, NC: 1,552 USDPineville, NC1,552Garner, NC: 1,549 USDGarner, NC1,549Winterville, NC: 1,534 USDWinterville, NC1,534Mint Hill, NC: 1,528 USDMint Hill, NC1,528Summerfield, NC: 1,521 USDSummerfield, NC1,521Durham, NC: 1,508 USDDurham, NC1,508Carrboro, NC: 1,470 USDCarrboro, NC1,470Wendell, NC: 1,457 USDWendell, NC1,457Concord, NC: 1,451 USDConcord, NC1,451Asheville, NC: 1,402 USDAsheville, NC1,402Wilmington, NC: 1,395 USDWilmington, NC1,395Belmont, NC: 1,365 USDBelmont, NC1,365Southern Pines, NC: 1,354 USDSouthern Pines, NC1,354Spring Lake, NC: 1,351 USDSpring Lake, NC1,351Hendersonville, NC: 1,332 USDHendersonville, NC1,332Jacksonville, NC: 1,321 USDJacksonville, NC1,321Harrisburg, NC: 2,640 USDHarrisburg, NC2,640Elon, NC: 2,080 USDElon, NC2,080Indian Trail, NC: 2,077 USDIndian Trail, NC2,077Holly Springs, NC: 2,021 USDHolly Springs, NC2,021Weddington, NC: 1,927 USDWeddington, NC1,927Apex, NC: 1,902 USDApex, NC1,902Stallings, NC: 1,882 USDStallings, NC1,882Morrisville, NC: 1,858 USDMorrisville, NC1,858Waxhaw, NC: 1,840 USDWaxhaw, NC1,840Huntersville, NC: 1,834 USDHuntersville, NC1,834Matthews, NC: 1,764 USDMatthews, NC1,764Cary, NC: 1,738 USDCary, NC1,738Leland, NC: 1,735 USDLeland, NC1,735Cornelius, NC: 1,722 USDCornelius, NC1,722Fuquay-Varina, NC: 1,720 USDFuquay-Varina, NC1,720Knightdale, NC: 1,674 USDKnightdale, NC1,674Pinehurst, NC: 1,664 USDPinehurst, NC1,664Clayton, NC: 1,661 USDClayton, NC1,661Davidson, NC: 1,652 USDDavidson, NC1,652Mooresville, NC: 1,626 USDMooresville, NC1,626Chapel Hill, NC: 1,613 USDChapel Hill, NC1,613Charlotte, NC: 1,612 USDCharlotte, NC1,612Wake Forest, NC: 1,596 USDWake Forest, NC1,596Raleigh, NC: 1,572 USDRaleigh, NC1,572Pineville, NC: 1,552 USDPineville, NC1,552Garner, NC: 1,549 USDGarner, NC1,549Winterville, NC: 1,534 USDWinterville, NC1,534Mint Hill, NC: 1,528 USDMint Hill, NC1,528Summerfield, NC: 1,521 USDSummerfield, NC1,521Durham, NC: 1,508 USDDurham, NC1,508Carrboro, NC: 1,470 USDCarrboro, NC1,470Wendell, NC: 1,457 USDWendell, NC1,457Concord, NC: 1,451 USDConcord, NC1,451Asheville, NC: 1,402 USDAsheville, NC1,402Wilmington, NC: 1,395 USDWilmington, NC1,395Belmont, NC: 1,365 USDBelmont, NC1,365Southern Pines, NC: 1,354 USDSouthern Pines, NC1,354Spring Lake, NC: 1,351 USDSpring Lake, NC1,351Hendersonville, NC: 1,332 USDHendersonville, NC1,332Jacksonville, NC: 1,321 USDJacksonville, NC1,321
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Harrisburg, NC2,640+9.7%
2Elon, NC2,080+31.3%
3Indian Trail, NC2,077+8.4%
4Holly Springs, NC2,021+8.8%
5Weddington, NC1,927-12.6%
6Apex, NC1,902+6.6%
7Stallings, NC1,882+7.6%
8Morrisville, NC1,858+4.1%
9Waxhaw, NC1,840+4%
10Huntersville, NC1,834+5.3%
11Matthews, NC1,764+5.6%
12Cary, NC1,738+7.2%
13Leland, NC1,735+8.2%
14Cornelius, NC1,722+9.6%
15Fuquay-Varina, NC1,720+4.5%
16Knightdale, NC1,674+6.4%
17Pinehurst, NC1,664-7%
18Clayton, NC1,661+7.7%
19Davidson, NC1,652+1%
20Mooresville, NC1,626+8%
21Chapel Hill, NC1,613+8.8%
22Charlotte, NC1,612+7.2%
23Wake Forest, NC1,596+9.5%
24Raleigh, NC1,572+7.1%
25Pineville, NC1,552+5.8%
26Garner, NC1,549+6.7%
27Winterville, NC1,534+2.6%
28Mint Hill, NC1,528+2%
29Summerfield, NC1,521+32.5%
30Durham, NC1,508+6.8%
31Carrboro, NC1,470+9.9%
32Wendell, NC1,457+4.3%
33Concord, NC1,451+6.3%
34Asheville, NC1,402+7.6%
35Wilmington, NC1,395+6.4%
36Belmont, NC1,365+7.1%
37Southern Pines, NC1,354+11.4%
38Spring Lake, NC1,351+10%
39Hendersonville, NC1,332+8.1%
40Jacksonville, NC1,321+4.2%
41Kannapolis, NC1,319+12.9%
42Mebane, NC1,283+9.6%
43Havelock, NC1,280+0.9%
44Clemmons, NC1,269+8.3%
45Mount Holly, NC1,256+9.7%
46Fayetteville, NC1,250+6%
47Monroe, NC1,246+2.5%
48Aberdeen, NC1,244+8.1%
49Gastonia, NC1,204+5.2%
50Greensboro, NC1,172+5.2%
51Hope Mills, NC1,141+4%
52Morehead City, NC1,134+1.1%
53Elizabeth City, NC1,117+0.5%
54High Point, NC1,116+5.1%
55Boone, NC1,111+2.9%
56Zebulon, NC1,109+6.8%
57Lewisville, NC1,095+3.4%
58Newton, NC1,091+7.4%
59Winston-Salem, NC1,087+5.2%
60Rolesville, NC1,085+10.5%
61Kernersville, NC1,082+2.9%
62New Bern, NC1,081+1.2%
63Graham, NC1,071+8.2%
63Salisbury, NC1,071+4%
65Waynesville, NC1,070-3.2%
66Hickory, NC1,063+9%
67Sanford, NC1,052+9%
68Burlington, NC1,051+2%
69Archdale, NC1,034+7.7%
70Greenville, NC1,007+2.4%
71Statesville, NC1,000+7%
72Goldsboro, NC971+1.6%
72Wilson, NC971+5%
74Lincolnton, NC965+4.9%
75Kings Mountain, NC959+9.1%
76Rocky Mount, NC957+4.1%
77Shelby, NC945+5.1%
78Morganton, NC944+3.9%
79Asheboro, NC906+6%
80Lexington, NC893+1.2%
81Albemarle, NC880+2.8%
82Thomasville, NC879+3%
83Kinston, NC867+5.5%
84Lumberton, NC866+5.1%
85Roanoke Rapids, NC858+5.1%
86Henderson, NC848+1.6%
87Tarboro, NC843+20.8%
88Reidsville, NC822+6.3%
89Eden, NC799-2.1%
90Laurinburg, NC774+1%
91Mount Airy, NC725+3.7%
92Lenoir, NC664-1%
93Smithfield, NC658+9.5%

Other periods

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Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in North Carolina by median gross rent (monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina by median gross rent (monthly), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/north-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Smithfield, NC, with $658 in 2024.

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