What is the median rent in Maggie Valley, NC?

Name: Median rent in Maggie Valley, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Maggie Valley, NC is $1,067 (±$263) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 170 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Maggie Valley, the median gross rent went from $1,024 in 2015–2019 to $1,067 in 2020–2024 (+4.2%).

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: $1,067 (±$263)
Rented homes: 170 (±111)
$2,000 or more: 13.5%
Since 2015–2019: +4.2%

How much rent costs in Maggie Valley

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Maggie Valley	Haywood County	North Carolina	United States
Less than $500	2.9% (±5.1 points)	12.1%	6.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	38.8% (±30.3 points)	31.0%	27.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	33.5% (±29.7 points)	41.6%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	11.2% (±17.7 points)	9.9%	21.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.1% (±6.8 points)	4.1%	7.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	9.4% (±13.2 points)	1.0%	2.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±21.9 points)	0.1%	1.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 38.8% of renting households.

13.5% of rented homes in Maggie Valley cost $2,000 or more a month.

Maggie Valley against Haywood County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Maggie Valley	Haywood County	North Carolina	United States
Median gross rent	$1,067 (±$263)	$1,067 (±$50)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	170 (±111)	5,596 (±528)	1,337,899 (±8,405)	42,849,984

In Maggie Valley, median gross rent is not measurably different from Haywood County ($1,067).

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

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

In Haywood County, Maggie Valley ranks 4 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 227 of 586.

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

How rent in Maggie Valley 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	$1,024 (±$295)	$1,067 (±$263)	+4.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	13.2% (±6.0 points)	25.7% (±11.1 points)	+12.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	13.4% (±14.1 points)	19.9% (±22.3 points)	+6.5 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 Maggie Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Maggie Valley
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Maggie Valley	—	$1,067 (±$263)	—
Waynesville	4.5 mi	$1,070 (±$120)	Not measurably different
Lake Junaluska	5.0 mi	$1,137 (±$83)	Not measurably different
Clyde	8.5 mi	$1,033 (±$124)	Not measurably different
West Canton	11 mi	$1,223 (±$267)	Not measurably different
Canton	13 mi	$790 (±$274)	Not measurably different
Sylva	14 mi	$797 (±$197)	Not measurably different
Cherokee	14 mi	$1,075 (±$369)	Not measurably different
Webster	15 mi	$733 (±$524)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Haywood County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	West Canton	$1,223 (±$267)
2	Lake Junaluska	$1,137 (±$83)
3	Waynesville	$1,070 (±$120)
4	Maggie Valley	$1,067 (±$263)
5	Clyde	$1,033 (±$124)
6	Canton	$790 (±$274)

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 Maggie Valley

What is the average rent in Maggie Valley, NC?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Maggie Valley is $1,067 (±$263) 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 Maggie Valley?

In Maggie Valley, the median gross rent went from $1,024 in 2015–2019 to $1,067 in 2020–2024 (+4.2%).

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 Maggie Valley cost more than $2,000 a month?

13.5% of rented homes in Maggie Valley have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Maggie Valley higher than in Haywood County?

In Maggie Valley, median gross rent is not measurably different from Haywood County ($1,067).

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 Maggie Valley town, North Carolina (place:40600, 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.