Cheapest counties to rent in North Carolina
Across 100 counties in North Carolina, the median gross rent is $830. The most affordable is Graham County at $580.
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| # | County | Median rent | 1-bed | 2-bed | 3-bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham County | $580 ▼ 30% | $414 | $608 | $712 |
| 2 | Caswell County | $678 ▼ 18% | $288 | $662 | $808 |
| 3 | Jones County | $680 ▼ 18% | $336 | $634 | $739 |
| 4 | Swain County | $690 ▼ 17% | $539 | $683 | $924 |
| 5 | Mitchell County | $701 ▼ 16% | $449 | $711 | $847 |
| 6 | Surry County | $706 ▼ 15% | $502 | $710 | $748 |
| 7 | Alleghany County | $708 ▼ 15% | $407 | $803 | $665 |
| 8 | Montgomery County | $710 ▼ 14% | $408 | $660 | $736 |
| 9 | Yadkin County | $711 ▼ 14% | $440 | $703 | $787 |
| 10 | Wilkes County | $712 ▼ 14% | $496 | $675 | $910 |
| 11 | Caldwell County | $717 ▼ 14% | $559 | $682 | $792 |
| 12 | Richmond County | $720 ▼ 13% | $374 | $696 | $924 |
| 13 | Tyrrell County | $722 ▼ 13% | $758 | $588 | $942 |
| 14 | McDowell County | $725 ▼ 13% | $540 | $698 | $843 |
| 15 | Warren County | $726 ▼ 13% | $344 | $636 | $779 |
| 16 | Rutherford County | $729 ▼ 12% | $565 | $694 | $901 |
| 17 | Ashe County | $730 ▼ 12% | $529 | $686 | $923 |
| 18 | Bladen County | $731 ▼ 12% | $322 | $666 | $832 |
| 19 | Alexander County | $735 ▼ 11% | $594 | $732 | $766 |
| 20 | Scotland County | $736 ▼ 11% | $524 | $716 | $855 |
| 21 | Columbus County | $738 ▼ 11% | $531 | $748 | $753 |
| 22 | Robeson County | $741 ▼ 11% | $517 | $684 | $845 |
| 23 | Rockingham County | $743 ▼ 10% | $547 | $742 | $877 |
| 24 | Sampson County | $752 ▼ 9% | $575 | $741 | $802 |
| 25 | Washington County | $755 ▼ 9% | $439 | $698 | $894 |
| 26 | Yancey County | $757 ▼ 9% | $511 | $744 | $893 |
| 27 | Martin County | $758 ▼ 9% | $429 | $751 | $899 |
| 28 | Halifax County | $760 ▼ 8% | $514 | $725 | $869 |
| 29 | Madison County | $760 ▼ 8% | $530 | $748 | $847 |
| 30 | Northampton County | $764 ▼ 8% | $308 | $739 | $789 |
| 31 | Duplin County | $765 ▼ 8% | $473 | $749 | $810 |
| 32 | Burke County | $768 ▼ 7% | $486 | $733 | $881 |
| 33 | Person County | $777 ▼ 6% | $574 | $683 | $950 |
| 34 | Edgecombe County | $779 ▼ 6% | $481 | $655 | $962 |
| 35 | Stokes County | $784 ▼ 6% | $501 | $745 | $895 |
| 36 | Lenoir County | $792 ▼ 5% | $434 | $752 | $929 |
| 37 | Clay County | $793 ▼ 4% | $770 | $837 | $1,192 |
| 38 | Cleveland County | $794 ▼ 4% | $478 | $733 | $1,007 |
| 39 | Jackson County | $804 ▼ 3% | $762 | $761 | $1,040 |
| 40 | Avery County | $811 ▼ 2% | $366 | $825 | $926 |
| 41 | Randolph County | $813 ▼ 2% | $589 | $770 | $946 |
| 42 | Chowan County | $814 ▼ 2% | $636 | — | $1,024 |
| 43 | Stanly County | $816 ▼ 2% | $525 | $777 | $1,001 |
| 44 | Anson County | $818 ▼ 1% | $574 | $782 | $861 |
| 45 | Macon County | $818 ▼ 1% | $683 | $807 | $969 |
| 46 | Cherokee County | $819 ▼ 1% | $296 | $741 | $924 |
| 47 | Davidson County | $822 ▼ 1% | $714 | $757 | $949 |
| 48 | Bertie County | $823 ▼ 1% | $394 | $821 | $822 |
| 49 | Greene County | $826 | $450 | $729 | $870 |
| 50 | Pamlico County | $830 | $292 | $865 | $970 |
| 51 | Vance County | $830 | $564 | $804 | $944 |
| 52 | Beaufort County | $835 ▲ 1% | $479 | $740 | $913 |
| 53 | Davie County | $838 ▲ 1% | $770 | $734 | $956 |
| 54 | Hertford County | $846 ▲ 2% | $484 | $807 | $964 |
| 55 | Wilson County | $853 ▲ 3% | $592 | $817 | $966 |
| 56 | Transylvania County | $861 ▲ 4% | $456 | $864 | $945 |
| 57 | Catawba County | $866 ▲ 4% | $732 | $834 | $975 |
| 58 | Nash County | $879 ▲ 6% | $743 | $828 | $1,022 |
| 59 | Wayne County | $899 ▲ 8% | $542 | $876 | $969 |
| 60 | Pitt County | $911 ▲ 10% | $711 | $897 | $1,120 |
| 61 | Hyde County | $917 ▲ 10% | — | — | $1,026 |
| 62 | Gates County | $921 ▲ 11% | — | $860 | $883 |
| 63 | Lee County | $923 ▲ 11% | $690 | $926 | $1,055 |
| 64 | Rowan County | $925 ▲ 11% | $754 | $881 | $1,087 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | $928 ▲ 12% | $755 | $817 | $1,117 |
| 66 | Granville County | $937 ▲ 13% | $684 | $883 | $1,021 |
| 67 | Haywood County | $954 ▲ 15% | $821 | $952 | $983 |
| 68 | Alamance County | $959 ▲ 16% | $876 | $924 | $1,077 |
| 69 | Forsyth County | $969 ▲ 17% | $804 | $937 | $1,199 |
| 70 | Johnston County | $970 ▲ 17% | $497 | $872 | $1,080 |
| 71 | Franklin County | $971 ▲ 17% | $894 | $948 | $982 |
| 72 | Polk County | $984 ▲ 19% | $828 | $951 | $1,223 |
| 73 | Chatham County | $995 ▲ 20% | $690 | $942 | $1,093 |
| 74 | Gaston County | $1,005 ▲ 21% | $823 | $965 | $1,144 |
| 75 | Carteret County | $1,009 ▲ 22% | $712 | $958 | $1,154 |
| 76 | Harnett County | $1,022 ▲ 23% | $658 | $854 | $1,110 |
| 77 | Henderson County | $1,032 ▲ 24% | $853 | $993 | $1,177 |
| 78 | Perquimans County | $1,033 ▲ 24% | $391 | $773 | $1,189 |
| 79 | Hoke County | $1,036 ▲ 25% | $533 | $783 | $1,126 |
| 80 | Pasquotank County | $1,039 ▲ 25% | $649 | $953 | $1,118 |
| 81 | Pender County | $1,039 ▲ 25% | $1,149 | $824 | $1,161 |
| 82 | Guilford County | $1,049 ▲ 26% | $919 | $1,021 | $1,194 |
| 83 | Craven County | $1,056 ▲ 27% | $543 | $946 | $1,195 |
| 84 | Watauga County | $1,067 ▲ 29% | $851 | $1,055 | $1,228 |
| 85 | Moore County | $1,084 ▲ 31% | $855 | $963 | $1,301 |
| 86 | Cumberland County | $1,098 ▲ 32% | $870 | $993 | $1,227 |
| 87 | Iredell County | $1,105 ▲ 33% | $993 | $978 | $1,234 |
| 88 | Onslow County | $1,132 ▲ 36% | $793 | $943 | $1,264 |
| 89 | Camden County | $1,151 ▲ 39% | — | $993 | $1,353 |
| 90 | Cabarrus County | $1,185 ▲ 43% | $914 | $1,097 | $1,267 |
| 91 | Brunswick County | $1,187 ▲ 43% | $1,069 | $989 | $1,317 |
| 92 | Buncombe County | $1,209 ▲ 46% | $1,095 | $1,225 | $1,364 |
| 93 | Currituck County | $1,217 ▲ 47% | — | $1,322 | $1,339 |
| 94 | New Hanover County | $1,249 ▲ 50% | $1,127 | $1,237 | $1,521 |
| 95 | Dare County | $1,259 ▲ 52% | $1,135 | $1,173 | $1,443 |
| 96 | Union County | $1,274 ▲ 53% | $882 | $1,025 | $1,420 |
| 97 | Durham County | $1,301 ▲ 57% | $1,140 | $1,324 | $1,552 |
| 98 | Orange County | $1,316 ▲ 59% | $1,136 | $1,331 | $1,578 |
| 99 | Wake County | $1,412 ▲ 70% | $1,230 | $1,385 | $1,651 |
| 100 | Mecklenburg County | $1,413 ▲ 70% | $1,280 | $1,401 | $1,574 |