What is the median rent in Laurel Park, NC?

Name: Median rent in Laurel Park, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Laurel Park, NC is $1,418 (±$156) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 130 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Laurel Park, the median gross rent went from $826 in 2015–2019 to $1,418 in 2020–2024 (+71.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,418 (±$156)
Rented homes: 130 (±72)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +71.7%

How much rent costs in Laurel Park

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Laurel Park	Henderson County	North Carolina	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±27.3 points)	9.4%	6.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	10.8% (±11.8 points)	27.3%	27.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	53.8% (±32.5 points)	34.6%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	35.4% (±31.0 points)	17.8%	21.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±27.3 points)	5.5%	7.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±27.3 points)	1.0%	2.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±27.3 points)	4.2%	1.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 53.8% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Laurel Park cost $2,000 or more a month.

Laurel Park against Henderson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Laurel Park	Henderson County	North Carolina	United States
Median gross rent	$1,418 (±$156)	$1,187 (±$55)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	130 (±72)	11,743 (±770)	1,337,899 (±8,405)	42,849,984

In Laurel Park, median gross rent is higher than in Henderson County ($1,187).

It is also higher than in North Carolina ($1,228).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Henderson County, Laurel Park ranks 3 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 89 of 586.

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

How rent in Laurel Park 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	$826 (±$59)	$1,418 (±$156)	+71.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	14.8% (±4.5 points)	13.5% (±6.2 points)	−1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±18.4 points)	18.4% (±14.8 points)	+18.4 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.

Median gross rent in places near Laurel Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Laurel Park
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Laurel Park	—	$1,418 (±$156)	—
Hendersonville	2.8 mi	$1,332 (±$76)	Not measurably different
Balfour	3.0 mi	$591 (±$306)	Lower
Mountain Home	4.1 mi	$1,240 (±$395)	Not measurably different
Flat Rock	4.3 mi	$1,074 (±$271)	Lower
Etowah	4.8 mi	$1,413 (±$324)	Not measurably different
East Flat Rock	5.3 mi	$1,015 (±$192)	Lower
Mills River	6.8 mi	$1,551 (±$437)	Not measurably different
Fruitland	7.6 mi	$906 (±$281)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Balfour, NC ($591), Flat Rock, NC ($1,074), East Flat Rock, NC ($1,015).

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

Median gross rent across Henderson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Mills River	$1,551 (±$437)
2	Fletcher	$1,484 (±$204)
3	Laurel Park	$1,418 (±$156)
4	Etowah	$1,413 (±$324)
5	Hendersonville	$1,332 (±$76)
6	Mountain Home	$1,240 (±$395)
7	Hoopers Creek	$1,124 (±$50)
8	Flat Rock	$1,074 (±$271)
9	East Flat Rock	$1,015 (±$192)

Showing 9 of 13 places in Henderson 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 Laurel Park

What is the average rent in Laurel Park, NC?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Laurel Park is $1,418 (±$156) 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 Laurel Park?

In Laurel Park, the median gross rent went from $826 in 2015–2019 to $1,418 in 2020–2024 (+71.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Laurel Park cost more than $2,000 a month?

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

Is rent in Laurel Park higher than in Henderson County?

In Laurel Park, median gross rent is higher than in Henderson County ($1,187).

It is also higher than in North Carolina ($1,228).

It is not measurably different from 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 Laurel Park town, North Carolina (place:37160, 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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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.