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Cities in North Carolina by median gross rent (monthly)

Harrisburg, NC had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 92 cities in 2022, at $2,094. Smithfield, NC had the lowest, at $618. The median was $1,073 and the figure for North Carolina was $1,093. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,094Harrisburg, NC
Lowest618Smithfield, NC
Median1,07392 cities
North Carolina1,093History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Harrisburg, NC: 2,094 USDHarrisburg, NC2,094Weddington, NC: 1,985 USDWeddington, NC1,985Indian Trail, NC: 1,802 USDIndian Trail, NC1,802Holly Springs, NC: 1,745 USDHolly Springs, NC1,745Stallings, NC: 1,736 USDStallings, NC1,736Waxhaw, NC: 1,693 USDWaxhaw, NC1,693Morrisville, NC: 1,687 USDMorrisville, NC1,687Apex, NC: 1,668 USDApex, NC1,668Huntersville, NC: 1,624 USDHuntersville, NC1,624Davidson, NC: 1,615 USDDavidson, NC1,615Pinehurst, NC: 1,613 USDPinehurst, NC1,613Fuquay-Varina, NC: 1,560 USDFuquay-Varina, NC1,560Cary, NC: 1,538 USDCary, NC1,538Elon, NC: 1,496 USDElon, NC1,496Matthews, NC: 1,495 USDMatthews, NC1,495Cornelius, NC: 1,483 USDCornelius, NC1,483Leland, NC: 1,469 USDLeland, NC1,469Mooresville, NC: 1,447 USDMooresville, NC1,447Chapel Hill, NC: 1,419 USDChapel Hill, NC1,419Knightdale, NC: 1,409 USDKnightdale, NC1,409Mint Hill, NC: 1,409 USDMint Hill, NC1,409Charlotte, NC: 1,399 USDCharlotte, NC1,399Garner, NC: 1,371 USDGarner, NC1,371Raleigh, NC: 1,371 USDRaleigh, NC1,371Pineville, NC: 1,366 USDPineville, NC1,366Clayton, NC: 1,356 USDClayton, NC1,356Wake Forest, NC: 1,354 USDWake Forest, NC1,354Carrboro, NC: 1,299 USDCarrboro, NC1,299Durham, NC: 1,296 USDDurham, NC1,296Concord, NC: 1,259 USDConcord, NC1,259Asheville, NC: 1,250 USDAsheville, NC1,250Havelock, NC: 1,225 USDHavelock, NC1,225Wilmington, NC: 1,213 USDWilmington, NC1,213Southern Pines, NC: 1,201 USDSouthern Pines, NC1,201Belmont, NC: 1,190 USDBelmont, NC1,190Jacksonville, NC: 1,181 USDJacksonville, NC1,181Wendell, NC: 1,177 USDWendell, NC1,177Summerfield, NC: 1,158 USDSummerfield, NC1,158Spring Lake, NC: 1,151 USDSpring Lake, NC1,151Mebane, NC: 1,135 USDMebane, NC1,135Harrisburg, NC: 2,094 USDHarrisburg, NC2,094Weddington, NC: 1,985 USDWeddington, NC1,985Indian Trail, NC: 1,802 USDIndian Trail, NC1,802Holly Springs, NC: 1,745 USDHolly Springs, NC1,745Stallings, NC: 1,736 USDStallings, NC1,736Waxhaw, NC: 1,693 USDWaxhaw, NC1,693Morrisville, NC: 1,687 USDMorrisville, NC1,687Apex, NC: 1,668 USDApex, NC1,668Huntersville, NC: 1,624 USDHuntersville, NC1,624Davidson, NC: 1,615 USDDavidson, NC1,615Pinehurst, NC: 1,613 USDPinehurst, NC1,613Fuquay-Varina, NC: 1,560 USDFuquay-Varina, NC1,560Cary, NC: 1,538 USDCary, NC1,538Elon, NC: 1,496 USDElon, NC1,496Matthews, NC: 1,495 USDMatthews, NC1,495Cornelius, NC: 1,483 USDCornelius, NC1,483Leland, NC: 1,469 USDLeland, NC1,469Mooresville, NC: 1,447 USDMooresville, NC1,447Chapel Hill, NC: 1,419 USDChapel Hill, NC1,419Knightdale, NC: 1,409 USDKnightdale, NC1,409Mint Hill, NC: 1,409 USDMint Hill, NC1,409Charlotte, NC: 1,399 USDCharlotte, NC1,399Garner, NC: 1,371 USDGarner, NC1,371Raleigh, NC: 1,371 USDRaleigh, NC1,371Pineville, NC: 1,366 USDPineville, NC1,366Clayton, NC: 1,356 USDClayton, NC1,356Wake Forest, NC: 1,354 USDWake Forest, NC1,354Carrboro, NC: 1,299 USDCarrboro, NC1,299Durham, NC: 1,296 USDDurham, NC1,296Concord, NC: 1,259 USDConcord, NC1,259Asheville, NC: 1,250 USDAsheville, NC1,250Havelock, NC: 1,225 USDHavelock, NC1,225Wilmington, NC: 1,213 USDWilmington, NC1,213Southern Pines, NC: 1,201 USDSouthern Pines, NC1,201Belmont, NC: 1,190 USDBelmont, NC1,190Jacksonville, NC: 1,181 USDJacksonville, NC1,181Wendell, NC: 1,177 USDWendell, NC1,177Summerfield, NC: 1,158 USDSummerfield, NC1,158Spring Lake, NC: 1,151 USDSpring Lake, NC1,151Mebane, NC: 1,135 USDMebane, NC1,135
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

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Harrisburg, NC2,094+9.1%
2Weddington, NC1,985n/a
3Indian Trail, NC1,802+11%
4Holly Springs, NC1,745+11.7%
5Stallings, NC1,736+11.9%
6Waxhaw, NC1,693+18.6%
7Morrisville, NC1,687+8.3%
8Apex, NC1,668+12.6%
9Huntersville, NC1,624+7.6%
10Davidson, NC1,615+19.5%
11Pinehurst, NC1,613+2.5%
12Fuquay-Varina, NC1,560+12.1%
13Cary, NC1,538+10.5%
14Elon, NC1,496+2.6%
15Matthews, NC1,495+5.9%
16Cornelius, NC1,483+10.4%
17Leland, NC1,469+3.6%
18Mooresville, NC1,447+16.6%
19Chapel Hill, NC1,419+9.7%
20Knightdale, NC1,409+19.5%
20Mint Hill, NC1,409+15.5%
22Charlotte, NC1,399+11%
23Garner, NC1,371+8.3%
23Raleigh, NC1,371+10.8%
25Pineville, NC1,366+12.9%
26Clayton, NC1,356+12%
27Wake Forest, NC1,354+6%
28Carrboro, NC1,299+11.3%
29Durham, NC1,296+12%
30Concord, NC1,259+15.4%
31Asheville, NC1,250+8.5%
32Havelock, NC1,225+7.7%
33Wilmington, NC1,213+11%
34Southern Pines, NC1,201+20.5%
35Belmont, NC1,190+16.7%
36Jacksonville, NC1,181+9.3%
37Wendell, NC1,177+5.7%
38Summerfield, NC1,158-12.3%
39Spring Lake, NC1,151+10.9%
40Mebane, NC1,135+12.5%
41Fayetteville, NC1,117+9.8%
42Monroe, NC1,115+5.3%
43Hendersonville, NC1,107+8.7%
44Mount Holly, NC1,104+17.9%
45Kannapolis, NC1,078+15.3%
46Gastonia, NC1,075+10.1%
47Boone, NC1,071+11.9%
48Morehead City, NC1,070+8.6%
49Hope Mills, NC1,064+14.9%
50Clemmons, NC1,059+11.4%
51Greensboro, NC1,048+11%
52Lewisville, NC1,046+7.4%
53Elizabeth City, NC1,035+9.2%
54High Point, NC1,030+9.8%
55New Bern, NC1,019+14.1%
55Waynesville, NC1,019+24%
57Zebulon, NC1,018+27.9%
58Kernersville, NC988+10.4%
59Salisbury, NC961+11.9%
60Winston-Salem, NC956+9.8%
61Aberdeen, NC952+19.9%
62Burlington, NC947+7.7%
63Goldsboro, NC940+11%
64Greenville, NC933+7.4%
65Newton, NC923+15.1%
66Sanford, NC918+11.3%
67Hickory, NC917+12.9%
68Graham, NC911+10.4%
69Archdale, NC894+7.7%
70Rocky Mount, NC891+5.1%
71Winterville, NC879+11.3%
72Statesville, NC873+12.5%
73Lincolnton, NC872+6.6%
74Wilson, NC864+6.4%
75Albemarle, NC863+9.5%
76Kings Mountain, NC847+5.7%
77Shelby, NC844+12.4%
78Lexington, NC827+10.7%
79Henderson, NC807+11%
80Kinston, NC800+12%
81Asheboro, NC797+9.5%
82Thomasville, NC795+6.7%
83Morganton, NC793+9.2%
84Roanoke Rapids, NC772+10.1%
85Lumberton, NC758+8.9%
86Laurinburg, NC750+5.2%
87Eden, NC741+4.1%
88Reidsville, NC737+13.2%
89Mount Airy, NC666+5.4%
90Tarboro, NC657+7.2%
91Lenoir, NC656+4.8%
92Smithfield, NC618+8.2%

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About this ranking

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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/north-carolina-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/north-carolina-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/north-carolina-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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