# Cities in North Carolina by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `rent_burden_30_plus_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, 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-b25070.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, 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-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Weddington, NC | 90.9 |
| 2 | Zebulon, NC | 82.4 |
| 3 | Boone, NC | 78.8 |
| 4 | Elon, NC | 74.8 |
| 5 | Kings Mountain, NC | 70.3 |
| 6 | Winterville, NC | 66.6 |
| 7 | Tarboro, NC | 64.1 |
| 8 | Pineville, NC | 62.9 |
| 9 | Smithfield, NC | 61.5 |
| 10 | Chapel Hill, NC | 60.8 |
| 11 | Hendersonville, NC | 59.9 |
| 12 | Morehead City, NC | 58.2 |
| 13 | Eden, NC | 57.2 |
| 14 | Albemarle, NC | 56.9 |
| 15 | Pinehurst, NC | 56.6 |
| 16 | Leland, NC | 56.5 |
| 17 | Jacksonville, NC | 56.4 |
| 17 | Wilmington, NC | 56.4 |
| 19 | Henderson, NC | 56.3 |
| 20 | Carrboro, NC | 55.8 |
| 21 | Mebane, NC | 55.3 |
| 22 | Laurinburg, NC | 55.2 |
| 23 | Greensboro, NC | 54.7 |
| 24 | Gastonia, NC | 54.3 |
| 25 | Clayton, NC | 54.2 |
| 26 | Asheville, NC | 54.1 |
| 27 | Wendell, NC | 54.1 |
| 28 | Rolesville, NC | 53.8 |
| 29 | Salisbury, NC | 53.8 |
| 30 | Reidsville, NC | 53.6 |
| 31 | Southern Pines, NC | 53.6 |
| 32 | Mount Holly, NC | 53.5 |
| 33 | Garner, NC | 53.3 |
| 34 | Statesville, NC | 52.9 |
| 35 | Greenville, NC | 52.6 |
| 36 | Fayetteville, NC | 52.5 |
| 37 | Waynesville, NC | 52.4 |
| 38 | Shelby, NC | 52.2 |
| 39 | Raleigh, NC | 52.1 |
| 40 | Concord, NC | 51.7 |
| 41 | Spring Lake, NC | 51.6 |
| 42 | Elizabeth City, NC | 51.4 |
| 43 | Winston-Salem, NC | 50.7 |
| 44 | Charlotte, NC | 49.8 |
| 45 | Belmont, NC | 49.4 |
| 46 | Sanford, NC | 49.4 |
| 47 | Goldsboro, NC | 49.3 |
| 48 | Lincolnton, NC | 49.1 |
| 49 | Monroe, NC | 49.1 |
| 50 | Cornelius, NC | 48.9 |
| 51 | Davidson, NC | 48.9 |
| 52 | Holly Springs, NC | 48.9 |
| 53 | Havelock, NC | 48.9 |
| 54 | Kannapolis, NC | 48.7 |
| 55 | Lumberton, NC | 48.7 |
| 56 | Durham, NC | 48.5 |
| 57 | Morganton, NC | 48 |
| 58 | Clemmons, NC | 47.9 |
| 59 | Kinston, NC | 47.4 |
| 60 | Indian Trail, NC | 47.2 |
| 61 | Asheboro, NC | 47.1 |
| 62 | Mount Airy, NC | 46.8 |
| 63 | Burlington, NC | 46.8 |
| 64 | New Bern, NC | 46.5 |
| 65 | Lexington, NC | 46.4 |
| 66 | Hope Mills, NC | 46.3 |
| 67 | Wake Forest, NC | 46.3 |
| 68 | Wilson, NC | 46.1 |
| 69 | Kernersville, NC | 45.9 |
| 70 | High Point, NC | 45.7 |
| 71 | Matthews, NC | 45.4 |
| 72 | Newton, NC | 45.3 |
| 73 | Graham, NC | 45.1 |
| 74 | Archdale, NC | 45 |
| 75 | Knightdale, NC | 44.6 |
| 76 | Huntersville, NC | 44.4 |
| 77 | Mooresville, NC | 44.2 |
| 78 | Apex, NC | 44.2 |
| 79 | Mint Hill, NC | 44 |
| 80 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 42.7 |
| 81 | Rocky Mount, NC | 42.3 |
| 82 | Summerfield, NC | 41.5 |
| 83 | Stallings, NC | 41.2 |
| 84 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 40.9 |
| 85 | Hickory, NC | 40.3 |
| 86 | Thomasville, NC | 38.4 |
| 87 | Cary, NC | 38.2 |
| 88 | Lenoir, NC | 35.9 |
| 89 | Harrisburg, NC | 34.7 |
| 90 | Waxhaw, NC | 32.3 |
| 91 | Aberdeen, NC | 31.3 |
| 92 | Lewisville, NC | 27.8 |
| 93 | Morrisville, NC | 24.8 |