What is the median rent in Nags Head, NC?

Name: Median rent in Nags Head, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Nags Head, NC is $1,005 (±$428) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 272 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Nags Head, the median gross rent went from $1,310 in 2015–2019 to $1,005 in 2020–2024 (−23.3%).

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: $1,005 (±$428)
Rented homes: 272 (±129)
$2,000 or more: 30.2%
Since 2015–2019: −23.3%

How much rent costs in Nags Head

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Nags Head	Dare County	North Carolina	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±14.4 points)	6.0%	6.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	49.6% (±25.8 points)	16.4%	27.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	19.1% (±22.7 points)	39.2%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	1.1% (±3.2 points)	19.1%	21.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	21.0% (±17.4 points)	15.0%	7.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.4% (±8.7 points)	1.6%	2.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.8% (±8.5 points)	2.7%	1.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 49.6% of renting households.

30.2% of rented homes in Nags Head cost $2,000 or more a month.

Nags Head against Dare County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Nags Head	Dare County	North Carolina	United States
Median gross rent	$1,005 (±$428)	$1,345 (±$85)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	272 (±129)	3,400 (±464)	1,337,899 (±8,405)	42,849,984

In Nags Head, median gross rent is not measurably different from Dare County ($1,345).

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

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

In Dare County, Nags Head ranks 6 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 257 of 586.

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

How rent in Nags Head 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	$1,310 (±$370)	$1,005 (±$428)	−23.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	29.3% (±8.3 points)	17.2% (±7.3 points)	−12.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	74.4% (±7.9 points)	86.7% (±5.9 points)	+12.3 percentage points	Measurable increase

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 Nags Head

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Nags Head
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Nags Head	—	$1,005 (±$428)	—
Manteo	3.7 mi	$1,204 (±$267)	Not measurably different
Kill Devil Hills	5.4 mi	$1,626 (±$217)	Higher
Wanchese	7.5 mi	$1,073 (±$126)	Not measurably different
Kitty Hawk	9.9 mi	$1,309 (±$233)	Not measurably different
Duck	18 mi	$1,500 (±$333)	Not measurably different
Grandy	24 mi	$1,122 (±$35)	Not measurably different
Columbia	34 mi	$678 (±$333)	Not measurably different
Camden	40 mi	$1,115 (±$21)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kill Devil Hills, NC ($1,626).

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

Median gross rent across Dare County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Kill Devil Hills	$1,626 (±$217)
2	Duck	$1,500 (±$333)
3	Kitty Hawk	$1,309 (±$233)
4	Manteo	$1,204 (±$267)
5	Wanchese	$1,073 (±$126)
6	Nags Head	$1,005 (±$428)
7	Buxton	$909 (±$659)

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 Nags Head

What is the average rent in Nags Head, NC?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Nags Head is $1,005 (±$428) 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 Nags Head?

In Nags Head, the median gross rent went from $1,310 in 2015–2019 to $1,005 in 2020–2024 (−23.3%).

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 Nags Head cost more than $2,000 a month?

30.2% of rented homes in Nags Head have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Nags Head higher than in Dare County?

In Nags Head, median gross rent is not measurably different from Dare County ($1,345).

It is not measurably different from 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 Nags Head town, North Carolina (place:45880, 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.