What is the median rent in Atlantic Beach, NC?

Name: Median rent in Atlantic Beach, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Atlantic Beach, NC is $1,206 (±$151) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 307 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Atlantic Beach, the median gross rent went from $958 in 2015–2019 to $1,206 in 2020–2024 (+25.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,206 (±$151)
Rented homes: 307 (±116)
$2,000 or more: 5.9%
Since 2015–2019: +25.9%

How much rent costs in Atlantic Beach

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Atlantic Beach	Carteret County	North Carolina	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±12.9 points)	10.4%	6.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	26.1% (±15.5 points)	30.9%	27.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	52.4% (±20.4 points)	32.0%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	15.6% (±15.7 points)	18.0%	21.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±12.9 points)	5.9%	7.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±12.9 points)	1.5%	2.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	5.9% (±9.4 points)	1.3%	1.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 52.4% of renting households.

5.9% of rented homes in Atlantic Beach cost $2,000 or more a month.

Atlantic Beach against Carteret County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Atlantic Beach	Carteret County	North Carolina	United States
Median gross rent	$1,206 (±$151)	$1,108 (±$48)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	307 (±116)	7,121 (±486)	1,337,899 (±8,405)	42,849,984

In Atlantic Beach, median gross rent is not measurably different from Carteret County ($1,108).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina ($1,228).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Carteret County, Atlantic Beach ranks 6 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 153 of 586.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Atlantic Beach has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$958 (±$87)	$1,206 (±$151)	+25.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	34.0% (±6.9 points)	37.5% (±8.5 points)	+3.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	21.5% (±10.6 points)	4.7% (±4.3 points)	−16.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Atlantic Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Atlantic Beach
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Atlantic Beach	—	$1,206 (±$151)	—
Morehead City	1.8 mi	$1,134 (±$85)	Not measurably different
Pine Knoll Shores	5.1 mi	$1,750 (±$178)	Higher
Beaufort	5.4 mi	$835 (±$225)	Lower
Brandywine Bay	5.6 mi	$2,141 (±$348)	Higher
Newport	9.1 mi	$896 (±$308)	Not measurably different
Broad Creek	10 mi	$908 (±$300)	Not measurably different
Harkers Island	11 mi	$1,125 (±$79)	Not measurably different
Bogue	16 mi	$1,188 (±$444)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Beaufort, NC ($835).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pine Knoll Shores, NC ($1,750), Brandywine Bay, NC ($2,141).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Carteret County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Brandywine Bay	$2,141 (±$348)
2	Pine Knoll Shores	$1,750 (±$178)
3	Cape Carteret	$1,745 (±$60)
4	Emerald Isle	$1,704 (±$268)
5	Cedar Point	$1,438 (±$495)
6	Atlantic Beach	$1,206 (±$151)
7	Peletier	$1,196 (±$139)
8	Bogue	$1,188 (±$444)
9	Morehead City	$1,134 (±$85)
10	Harkers Island	$1,125 (±$79)
11	Broad Creek	$908 (±$300)
12	Newport	$896 (±$308)

Showing 12 of 13 places in Carteret County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Atlantic Beach

What is the average rent in Atlantic Beach, NC?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Atlantic Beach is $1,206 (±$151) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Atlantic Beach?

In Atlantic Beach, the median gross rent went from $958 in 2015–2019 to $1,206 in 2020–2024 (+25.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Atlantic Beach cost more than $2,000 a month?

5.9% of rented homes in Atlantic Beach have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Atlantic Beach higher than in Carteret County?

In Atlantic Beach, median gross rent is not measurably different from Carteret County ($1,108).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina ($1,228).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Atlantic Beach town, North Carolina (place:02500, in state:37).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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