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Cities in North Carolina by median gross rent (monthly)

Harrisburg, NC had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 93 cities in 2023, at $2,407. Smithfield, NC had the lowest, at $601. The median was $1,148 and the figure for North Carolina was $1,162. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,407Harrisburg, NC
Lowest601Smithfield, NC
Median1,14893 cities
North Carolina1,162History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Harrisburg, NC: 2,407 USDHarrisburg, NC2,407Weddington, NC: 2,205 USDWeddington, NC2,205Indian Trail, NC: 1,916 USDIndian Trail, NC1,916Holly Springs, NC: 1,858 USDHolly Springs, NC1,858Pinehurst, NC: 1,790 USDPinehurst, NC1,790Morrisville, NC: 1,785 USDMorrisville, NC1,785Apex, NC: 1,784 USDApex, NC1,784Waxhaw, NC: 1,770 USDWaxhaw, NC1,770Stallings, NC: 1,749 USDStallings, NC1,749Huntersville, NC: 1,742 USDHuntersville, NC1,742Matthews, NC: 1,670 USDMatthews, NC1,670Fuquay-Varina, NC: 1,646 USDFuquay-Varina, NC1,646Davidson, NC: 1,636 USDDavidson, NC1,636Cary, NC: 1,621 USDCary, NC1,621Leland, NC: 1,603 USDLeland, NC1,603Elon, NC: 1,584 USDElon, NC1,584Knightdale, NC: 1,573 USDKnightdale, NC1,573Cornelius, NC: 1,571 USDCornelius, NC1,571Clayton, NC: 1,542 USDClayton, NC1,542Mooresville, NC: 1,505 USDMooresville, NC1,505Charlotte, NC: 1,504 USDCharlotte, NC1,504Mint Hill, NC: 1,498 USDMint Hill, NC1,498Winterville, NC: 1,495 USDWinterville, NC1,495Chapel Hill, NC: 1,483 USDChapel Hill, NC1,483Raleigh, NC: 1,468 USDRaleigh, NC1,468Pineville, NC: 1,467 USDPineville, NC1,467Wake Forest, NC: 1,458 USDWake Forest, NC1,458Garner, NC: 1,452 USDGarner, NC1,452Durham, NC: 1,412 USDDurham, NC1,412Wendell, NC: 1,397 USDWendell, NC1,397Concord, NC: 1,365 USDConcord, NC1,365Carrboro, NC: 1,337 USDCarrboro, NC1,337Wilmington, NC: 1,311 USDWilmington, NC1,311Asheville, NC: 1,303 USDAsheville, NC1,303Belmont, NC: 1,274 USDBelmont, NC1,274Havelock, NC: 1,269 USDHavelock, NC1,269Jacksonville, NC: 1,268 USDJacksonville, NC1,268Hendersonville, NC: 1,232 USDHendersonville, NC1,232Spring Lake, NC: 1,228 USDSpring Lake, NC1,228Monroe, NC: 1,216 USDMonroe, NC1,216Harrisburg, NC: 2,407 USDHarrisburg, NC2,407Weddington, NC: 2,205 USDWeddington, NC2,205Indian Trail, NC: 1,916 USDIndian Trail, NC1,916Holly Springs, NC: 1,858 USDHolly Springs, NC1,858Pinehurst, NC: 1,790 USDPinehurst, NC1,790Morrisville, NC: 1,785 USDMorrisville, NC1,785Apex, NC: 1,784 USDApex, NC1,784Waxhaw, NC: 1,770 USDWaxhaw, NC1,770Stallings, NC: 1,749 USDStallings, NC1,749Huntersville, NC: 1,742 USDHuntersville, NC1,742Matthews, NC: 1,670 USDMatthews, NC1,670Fuquay-Varina, NC: 1,646 USDFuquay-Varina, NC1,646Davidson, NC: 1,636 USDDavidson, NC1,636Cary, NC: 1,621 USDCary, NC1,621Leland, NC: 1,603 USDLeland, NC1,603Elon, NC: 1,584 USDElon, NC1,584Knightdale, NC: 1,573 USDKnightdale, NC1,573Cornelius, NC: 1,571 USDCornelius, NC1,571Clayton, NC: 1,542 USDClayton, NC1,542Mooresville, NC: 1,505 USDMooresville, NC1,505Charlotte, NC: 1,504 USDCharlotte, NC1,504Mint Hill, NC: 1,498 USDMint Hill, NC1,498Winterville, NC: 1,495 USDWinterville, NC1,495Chapel Hill, NC: 1,483 USDChapel Hill, NC1,483Raleigh, NC: 1,468 USDRaleigh, NC1,468Pineville, NC: 1,467 USDPineville, NC1,467Wake Forest, NC: 1,458 USDWake Forest, NC1,458Garner, NC: 1,452 USDGarner, NC1,452Durham, NC: 1,412 USDDurham, NC1,412Wendell, NC: 1,397 USDWendell, NC1,397Concord, NC: 1,365 USDConcord, NC1,365Carrboro, NC: 1,337 USDCarrboro, NC1,337Wilmington, NC: 1,311 USDWilmington, NC1,311Asheville, NC: 1,303 USDAsheville, NC1,303Belmont, NC: 1,274 USDBelmont, NC1,274Havelock, NC: 1,269 USDHavelock, NC1,269Jacksonville, NC: 1,268 USDJacksonville, NC1,268Hendersonville, NC: 1,232 USDHendersonville, NC1,232Spring Lake, NC: 1,228 USDSpring Lake, NC1,228Monroe, NC: 1,216 USDMonroe, NC1,216
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Harrisburg, NC2,407+14.9%
2Weddington, NC2,205+11.1%
3Indian Trail, NC1,916+6.3%
4Holly Springs, NC1,858+6.5%
5Pinehurst, NC1,790+11%
6Morrisville, NC1,785+5.8%
7Apex, NC1,784+7%
8Waxhaw, NC1,770+4.5%
9Stallings, NC1,749+0.7%
10Huntersville, NC1,742+7.3%
11Matthews, NC1,670+11.7%
12Fuquay-Varina, NC1,646+5.5%
13Davidson, NC1,636+1.3%
14Cary, NC1,621+5.4%
15Leland, NC1,603+9.1%
16Elon, NC1,584+5.9%
17Knightdale, NC1,573+11.6%
18Cornelius, NC1,571+5.9%
19Clayton, NC1,542+13.7%
20Mooresville, NC1,505+4%
21Charlotte, NC1,504+7.5%
22Mint Hill, NC1,498+6.3%
23Winterville, NC1,495+70.1%
24Chapel Hill, NC1,483+4.5%
25Raleigh, NC1,468+7.1%
26Pineville, NC1,467+7.4%
27Wake Forest, NC1,458+7.7%
28Garner, NC1,452+5.9%
29Durham, NC1,412+9%
30Wendell, NC1,397+18.7%
31Concord, NC1,365+8.4%
32Carrboro, NC1,337+2.9%
33Wilmington, NC1,311+8.1%
34Asheville, NC1,303+4.2%
35Belmont, NC1,274+7.1%
36Havelock, NC1,269+3.6%
37Jacksonville, NC1,268+7.4%
38Hendersonville, NC1,232+11.3%
39Spring Lake, NC1,228+6.7%
40Monroe, NC1,216+9.1%
41Southern Pines, NC1,215+1.2%
42Fayetteville, NC1,179+5.6%
43Clemmons, NC1,172+10.7%
44Mebane, NC1,171+3.2%
45Kannapolis, NC1,168+8.3%
46Aberdeen, NC1,151+20.9%
47Summerfield, NC1,148-0.9%
48Gastonia, NC1,145+6.5%
48Mount Holly, NC1,145+3.7%
50Morehead City, NC1,122+4.9%
51Greensboro, NC1,114+6.3%
52Elizabeth City, NC1,111+7.3%
53Waynesville, NC1,105+8.4%
54Hope Mills, NC1,097+3.1%
55Boone, NC1,080+0.8%
56New Bern, NC1,068+4.8%
57High Point, NC1,062+3.1%
58Lewisville, NC1,059+1.2%
59Kernersville, NC1,052+6.5%
60Zebulon, NC1,038+2%
61Winston-Salem, NC1,033+8.1%
62Burlington, NC1,030+8.8%
62Salisbury, NC1,030+7.2%
64Newton, NC1,016+10.1%
65Graham, NC990+8.7%
66Greenville, NC983+5.4%
67Rolesville, NC982n/a
68Hickory, NC975+6.3%
69Sanford, NC965+5.1%
70Archdale, NC960+7.4%
71Goldsboro, NC956+1.7%
72Statesville, NC935+7.1%
73Wilson, NC925+7.1%
74Lincolnton, NC920+5.5%
75Rocky Mount, NC919+3.1%
76Morganton, NC909+14.6%
77Shelby, NC899+6.5%
78Lexington, NC882+6.7%
79Kings Mountain, NC879+3.8%
80Albemarle, NC856-0.8%
81Asheboro, NC855+7.3%
82Thomasville, NC853+7.3%
83Henderson, NC835+3.5%
84Lumberton, NC824+8.7%
85Kinston, NC822+2.8%
86Eden, NC816+10.1%
86Roanoke Rapids, NC816+5.7%
88Reidsville, NC773+4.9%
89Laurinburg, NC766+2.1%
90Mount Airy, NC699+5%
91Tarboro, NC698+6.2%
92Lenoir, NC671+2.3%
93Smithfield, NC601-2.8%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/north-carolina-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Harrisburg, NC, with $2,407 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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