Housing data for Glen Raven, NC
Glen Raven, NC has an estimated 3,506 residents and 1,312 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Alamance County.
33.8% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $743 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 3,506 (±743)
- Housing units
- 1,312 (±228)
- Households that rent
- 33.8%
- Median gross rent
- $743
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +0.3%
What stands out in Glen Raven
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±5.5 points) in Glen Raven, lower than in Alamance County (13.6%).
Renters paying 30% or more of income: 24.2% (±20.5 points) in Glen Raven, lower than in Alamance County (46.7%).
Median gross rent: $743 (±$238) in Glen Raven, lower than in Alamance County ($1,064).
Median real estate taxes: $1,180 (±$184) in Glen Raven, lower than in Alamance County ($1,494).
Housing in Glen Raven at a glance
- Median rent: $743 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $871 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 24.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 33.8% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $63,173 median household income
- Home values: $224,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,152 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,180 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 67.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 48.1% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 2.3% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 48.7% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 23.5 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +0.3% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 15.6% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 3.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Glen Raven against Alamance County, its state and the nation
| Glen Raven | Alamance County | North Carolina | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,506 (±743) | 176,893 (exact) | 10,730,404 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,312 (±228) | 77,073 (±104) | 4,895,668 (±642) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 33.8% (±10.3 points) | 35.0% (±1.5 points) | 33.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $743 (±$238) | $1,064 (±$25) | $1,228 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $63,173 (±$10,541) | $65,651 (±$1,854) | $72,388 (±$324) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $224,000 (±$24,409) | $241,500 (±$5,511) | $288,900 (±$1,086) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,180 (±$184) | $1,494 (±$46) | $1,896 (±$8) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 48.1% (±12.9 points) | 41.6% (±1.9 points) | 33.9% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 23.5 minutes (±3.5) | 25.9 minutes (±0.7) | 25.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 88.6% (±7.2 points) | 90.2% (±1.0 points) | 90.1% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 31.8 years (±5.8) | 38.9 years (±0.3) | 39.1 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Glen Raven covers 3.3 square miles of land, about 1,060 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Glen Raven has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,495 (±547) | 3,506 (±743) | +0.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,364 (±156) | 1,312 (±228) | −3.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $837 (±$210) | $743 (±$238) | −11.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $145,500 (±$11,606) | $224,000 (±$24,409) | +54.0% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $53,526 (±$6,407) | $63,173 (±$10,541) | +18.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,133 (±$77) | $1,152 (±$66) | +1.7% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,035 (±$154) | $1,180 (±$184) | +14.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 23.8% (±9.3 points) | 33.8% (±10.3 points) | +10.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±11.4 points) | 2.3% (±3.9 points) | +2.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Alamance County
Glen Raven has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Alamance County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Alamance County recorded 352 violent and 1,599 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Glen Raven
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elon | 2.8 mi | $2,080 | $366,300 | 29.9% |
| Burlington | 3.3 mi | $1,051 | $199,200 | 46.2% |
| Ossipee | 4.0 mi | $1,094 | $125,700 | 19.9% |
| Gibsonville | 4.5 mi | $1,034 | $298,000 | 18.9% |
| Graham | 6.4 mi | $1,071 | $233,800 | 46.8% |
| Haw River | 6.4 mi | $1,258 | $162,400 | 29.2% |
| Whitsett | 6.6 mi | $1,167 | $213,000 | 9.5% |
| Alamance | 6.8 mi | $1,156 | $407,300 | 21.7% |
Places in North Carolina most like Glen Raven
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawmills | $730 | $219,600 | $71,067 | 31.3% |
| Pollocksville | $716 | $162,100 | $60,714 | 37.0% |
| Rutherford College | $853 | $185,600 | $67,500 | 26.9% |
| Red Cross | $711 | $257,000 | $64,500 | 24.5% |
| Millers Creek | $695 | $227,200 | $63,125 | 26.3% |
| Bostic | $855 | $171,900 | $57,813 | 31.9% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across North Carolina.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Glen Raven, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,076 | $1,238 | $1,348 | $1,658 | $2,088 |
HUD income limits for Glen Raven, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,650 | $31,050 | $49,650 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $35,450 | $56,750 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $39,900 | $63,850 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $44,300 | $70,900 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $47,850 | $76,600 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $51,400 | $82,250 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $54,950 | $87,950 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $58,500 | $93,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Burlington, NC MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $88,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Glen Raven is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
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 Glen Raven
What is the average rent in Glen Raven, NC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Glen Raven is $743 (±$238) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How many renters are there in Glen Raven?
Glen Raven has an estimated 423 (±149) renting households, 33.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Glen Raven?
The median household income in Glen Raven is $63,173 (±$10,541) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Glen Raven, NC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $224,000 (±$24,409) for owner-occupied homes in Glen Raven (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Glen Raven?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Glen Raven, NC is $1,152 (±$66) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Glen Raven?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Glen Raven, NC is $1,180 (±$184) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Glen Raven growing?
In Glen Raven, the number of residents went from 3,495 in 2015–2019 to 3,506 in 2020–2024 (+0.3%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Glen Raven CDP, North Carolina
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Glen Raven CDP, North Carolina
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Glen Raven CDP, North Carolina
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Glen Raven CDP, North Carolina
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Glen Raven CDP, North Carolina
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Glen Raven CDP, North Carolina
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Glen Raven CDP, North Carolina
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Burlington, NC MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Burlington, NC MSA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Glen Raven CDP, North Carolina (place:26460, in state:37).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .