North Carolina places ranked by rent burden
253 places in North Carolina have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Cordova (100.0%), Forest Oaks (100.0%), Moravian Falls (95.5%).
Lowest figure: Morrisville (24.8%).
The figure for North Carolina as a whole is 48.9% (±0.6 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for North Carolina as a whole
- 48.9% (±0.6 points)
- Places ranked
- 253
North Carolina places ranked by rent burden
| Rank | Place | County | Renters paying 30% or more of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (tie) | Cordova | Richmond County | 100.0% (±40.6 points) |
| 1 (tie) | Forest Oaks | Guilford County | 100.0% (±35.5 points) |
| 3 | Moravian Falls | Wilkes County | 95.5% (±40.7 points) |
| 4 | Weddington | Union County | 90.9% (±31.7 points) |
| 5 | Fearrington Village | Chatham County | 88.6% (±28.9 points) |
| 6 | Lake Park | Union County | 85.1% (±17.5 points) |
| 7 | West Canton | Haywood County | 84.1% (±32.3 points) |
| 8 | Cape Carteret | Carteret County | 83.0% (±25.3 points) |
| 9 | Zebulon | Wake County | 82.4% (±19.0 points) |
| 10 | River Road | Beaufort County | 81.4% (±28.2 points) |
| 11 | Columbia | Tyrrell County | 80.8% (±29.4 points) |
| 12 | China Grove | Rowan County | 79.8% (±17.4 points) |
| 13 | Boone | Watauga County | 78.8% (±7.3 points) |
| 14 | Seaboard | Northampton County | 77.9% (±28.0 points) |
| 15 | Bethel | Pitt County | 76.2% (±21.3 points) |
| 16 | Warrenton | Warren County | 74.9% (±23.3 points) |
| 17 (tie) | Elon | Alamance County | 74.8% (±10.9 points) |
| 17 (tie) | Louisburg | Franklin County | 74.8% (±13.3 points) |
| 17 (tie) | Wingate | Union County | 74.8% (±16.9 points) |
| 20 | Gibson | Scotland County | 74.1% (±23.5 points) |
| 21 | Bakersville | Mitchell County | 73.9% (±24.9 points) |
| 22 | Valley Hill | Henderson County | 73.7% (±33.7 points) |
| 23 | Broad Creek | Carteret County | 72.6% (±27.5 points) |
| 24 (tie) | King | Stokes County | 72.4% (±18.7 points) |
| 24 (tie) | Weaverville | Buncombe County | 72.4% (±30.3 points) |
| 26 (tie) | Snow Hill | Greene County | 70.7% (±17.6 points) |
| 26 (tie) | Whiteville | Columbus County | 70.7% (±19.0 points) |
| 28 | Kings Mountain | Cleveland County | 70.3% (±11.6 points) |
| 29 | Newland | Avery County | 69.6% (±29.9 points) |
| 30 | Locust | Stanly County | 69.5% (±26.7 points) |
| 31 | Franklinton | Franklin County | 68.8% (±18.5 points) |
| 32 | Randleman | Randolph County | 68.7% (±22.3 points) |
| 33 | Belville | Brunswick County | 68.5% (±17.8 points) |
| 34 | Newport | Carteret County | 68.3% (±18.4 points) |
| 35 | East Spencer | Rowan County | 67.6% (±19.8 points) |
| 36 | Scotland Neck | Halifax County | 67.4% (±20.0 points) |
| 37 | Murfreesboro | Hertford County | 66.7% (±16.6 points) |
| 38 (tie) | Foxfire | Moore County | 66.6% (±22.9 points) |
| 38 (tie) | Winterville | Pitt County | 66.6% (±26.8 points) |
| 40 | Kings Grant | New Hanover County | 66.3% (±22.2 points) |
| 41 (tie) | Banner Elk | Avery County | 65.8% (±28.4 points) |
| 41 (tie) | Calabash | Brunswick County | 65.8% (±20.1 points) |
| 43 | Angier | Harnett County | 65.4% (±15.9 points) |
| 44 | Elroy | Wayne County | 65.3% (±21.5 points) |
| 45 | Maxton | Robeson County | 64.6% (±12.8 points) |
| 46 (tie) | Enfield | Halifax County | 64.1% (±26.2 points) |
| 46 (tie) | Tarboro | Edgecombe County | 64.1% (±14.4 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Black Mountain | Buncombe County | 64.0% (±21.8 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Nags Head | Dare County | 64.0% (±31.4 points) |
| 50 | Ramseur | Randolph County | 63.9% (±28.6 points) |
| 51 | Buies Creek | Harnett County | 63.8% (±14.5 points) |
| 52 | Plymouth | Washington County | 63.5% (±27.7 points) |
| 53 | Denton | Davidson County | 63.3% (±27.8 points) |
| 54 | Sharpsburg | Nash County | 63.2% (±19.8 points) |
| 55 | Pineville | Mecklenburg County | 62.8% (±12.8 points) |
| 56 | Edenton | Chowan County | 62.1% (±23.6 points) |
| 57 | Selma | Johnston County | 62.0% (±16.1 points) |
| 58 | Smithfield | Johnston County | 61.5% (±16.5 points) |
| 59 (tie) | Mountain Home | Henderson County | 61.4% (±27.9 points) |
| 59 (tie) | Patterson Springs | Cleveland County | 61.4% (±29.7 points) |
| 61 | Ayden | Pitt County | 61.3% (±18.1 points) |
| 62 | Atlantic Beach | Carteret County | 61.2% (±20.9 points) |
| 63 (tie) | Elkin | Surry County | 61.1% (±16.3 points) |
| 63 (tie) | Rockingham | Richmond County | 61.1% (±15.9 points) |
| 65 | Surf City | Pender County | 61.0% (±28.0 points) |
| 66 | Roxboro | Person County | 60.9% (±14.0 points) |
| 67 (tie) | Chapel Hill | Orange County | 60.8% (±4.0 points) |
| 67 (tie) | Washington | Beaufort County | 60.8% (±12.5 points) |
| 69 | St. Stephens | Catawba County | 60.6% (±21.7 points) |
| 70 (tie) | Dallas | Gaston County | 60.0% (±14.4 points) |
| 70 (tie) | Oak Island | Brunswick County | 60.0% (±21.8 points) |
| 72 | Hendersonville | Henderson County | 59.9% (±9.7 points) |
| 73 (tie) | Ahoskie | Hertford County | 59.5% (±8.7 points) |
| 73 (tie) | Coats | Harnett County | 59.5% (±15.1 points) |
| 75 (tie) | Jonesville | Yadkin County | 59.4% (±24.4 points) |
| 75 (tie) | Silver Lake | New Hanover County | 59.4% (±22.4 points) |
| 77 (tie) | Forest City | Rutherford County | 59.1% (±12.5 points) |
| 77 (tie) | Walnut Cove | Stokes County | 59.1% (±24.4 points) |
| 79 (tie) | Morehead City | Carteret County | 58.2% (±9.1 points) |
| 79 (tie) | Princeville | Edgecombe County | 58.2% (±27.4 points) |
| 81 | Liberty | Randolph County | 58.0% (±23.3 points) |
| 82 (tie) | Beaufort | Carteret County | 57.8% (±16.8 points) |
| 82 (tie) | Woodfin | Buncombe County | 57.8% (±16.1 points) |
| 84 | Bessemer City | Gaston County | 57.7% (±19.2 points) |
| 85 | Eden | Rockingham County | 57.2% (±13.3 points) |
| 86 | Albemarle | Stanly County | 56.9% (±10.6 points) |
| 87 | Gibsonville | Guilford County | 56.8% (±26.3 points) |
| 88 | Pinehurst | Moore County | 56.6% (±12.7 points) |
| 89 (tie) | Leland | Brunswick County | 56.5% (±12.6 points) |
| 89 (tie) | Mocksville | Davie County | 56.5% (±14.5 points) |
| 91 (tie) | Jacksonville | Onslow County | 56.4% (±5.3 points) |
| 91 (tie) | Wilmington | New Hanover County | 56.4% (±3.4 points) |
| 93 | Henderson | Vance County | 56.3% (±10.8 points) |
| 94 (tie) | Carrboro | Orange County | 55.9% (±6.5 points) |
| 94 (tie) | Yanceyville | Caswell County | 55.9% (±18.7 points) |
| 96 | Taylorsville | Alexander County | 55.6% (±23.2 points) |
| 97 | Farmville | Pitt County | 55.5% (±22.5 points) |
| 98 | Conover | Catawba County | 55.4% (±19.9 points) |
| 99 (tie) | Boonville | Yadkin County | 55.3% (±26.0 points) |
| 99 (tie) | Mebane | Alamance County | 55.3% (±8.7 points) |
| 101 | Laurinburg | Scotland County | 55.2% (±7.4 points) |
| 102 (tie) | Greensboro | Guilford County | 54.7% (±2.6 points) |
| 102 (tie) | St. Pauls | Robeson County | 54.7% (±13.7 points) |
| 104 | Ranlo | Gaston County | 54.4% (±21.4 points) |
| 105 | Gastonia | Gaston County | 54.3% (±5.0 points) |
| 106 (tie) | Clayton | Johnston County | 54.2% (±10.4 points) |
| 106 (tie) | Sparta | Alleghany County | 54.2% (±23.6 points) |
| 108 (tie) | Asheville | Buncombe County | 54.1% (±4.6 points) |
| 108 (tie) | Wendell | Wake County | 54.1% (±21.2 points) |
| 110 | Rutherfordton | Rutherford County | 53.9% (±17.7 points) |
| 111 (tie) | Erwin | Harnett County | 53.8% (±20.6 points) |
| 111 (tie) | Four Oaks | Johnston County | 53.8% (±26.4 points) |
| 111 (tie) | Tabor City | Columbus County | 53.8% (±22.6 points) |
| 114 (tie) | Brogden | Wayne County | 53.7% (±25.5 points) |
| 114 (tie) | Salisbury | Rowan County | 53.7% (±7.4 points) |
| 116 (tie) | Reidsville | Rockingham County | 53.6% (±10.1 points) |
| 116 (tie) | Southern Pines | Moore County | 53.6% (±9.4 points) |
| 118 | Shallotte | Brunswick County | 53.5% (±22.2 points) |
| 119 (tie) | Manteo | Dare County | 53.4% (±22.0 points) |
| 119 (tie) | Mount Holly | Gaston County | 53.4% (±10.3 points) |
| 119 (tie) | Robersonville | Martin County | 53.4% (±25.9 points) |
| 122 (tie) | Garner | Wake County | 53.3% (±11.2 points) |
| 122 (tie) | Rockfish | Hoke County | 53.3% (±24.9 points) |
| 124 | Weldon | Halifax County | 52.9% (±21.1 points) |
| 125 (tie) | Hillsborough | Orange County | 52.8% (±16.2 points) |
| 125 (tie) | Rowland | Robeson County | 52.8% (±17.4 points) |
| 125 (tie) | Statesville | Iredell County | 52.8% (±8.7 points) |
| 128 | Greenville | Pitt County | 52.7% (±3.9 points) |
| 129 (tie) | Fayetteville | Cumberland County | 52.5% (±1.9 points) |
| 129 (tie) | Wallace | Duplin County | 52.5% (±22.4 points) |
| 131 | Waynesville | Haywood County | 52.3% (±11.4 points) |
| 132 (tie) | Raeford | Hoke County | 52.2% (±13.8 points) |
| 132 (tie) | Shelby | Cleveland County | 52.2% (±9.2 points) |
| 134 | Raleigh | Wake County | 52.1% (±2.3 points) |
| 135 | Concord | Cabarrus County | 51.7% (±4.9 points) |
| 136 (tie) | Marshall | Madison County | 51.6% (±21.3 points) |
| 136 (tie) | Spring Lake | Cumberland County | 51.6% (±6.9 points) |
| 138 (tie) | Mount Olive | Wayne County | 51.5% (±18.8 points) |
| 138 (tie) | Oxford | Granville County | 51.5% (±10.1 points) |
| 140 | Elizabeth City | Pasquotank County | 51.4% (±7.0 points) |
| 141 | Spencer | Rowan County | 51.3% (±22.2 points) |
| 142 | Clyde | Haywood County | 51.2% (±19.2 points) |
| 143 (tie) | Cullowhee | Jackson County | 51.0% (±13.8 points) |
| 143 (tie) | Elizabethtown | Bladen County | 51.0% (±20.0 points) |
| 143 (tie) | Red Springs | Robeson County | 51.0% (±16.3 points) |
| 146 | Williamston | Martin County | 50.8% (±15.4 points) |
| 147 (tie) | Belhaven | Beaufort County | 50.7% (±17.8 points) |
| 147 (tie) | Carthage | Moore County | 50.7% (±21.3 points) |
| 147 (tie) | Winston-Salem | Forsyth County | 50.7% (±3.0 points) |
| 150 | Charlotte | Mecklenburg County | 49.8% (±1.4 points) |
| 151 | Pittsboro | Chatham County | 49.7% (±20.0 points) |
| 152 | Biscoe | Montgomery County | 49.5% (±22.4 points) |
| 153 (tie) | Belmont | Gaston County | 49.4% (±12.5 points) |
| 153 (tie) | Goldsboro | Wayne County | 49.4% (±5.3 points) |
| 153 (tie) | Sanford | Lee County | 49.4% (±6.9 points) |
| 156 | Porters Neck | New Hanover County | 49.3% (±19.9 points) |
| 157 | Lincolnton | Lincoln County | 49.2% (±10.7 points) |
| 158 (tie) | Etowah | Henderson County | 49.1% (±20.0 points) |
| 158 (tie) | Monroe | Union County | 49.1% (±8.4 points) |
| 160 (tie) | Cornelius | Mecklenburg County | 48.9% (±7.8 points) |
| 160 (tie) | Davidson | Mecklenburg County | 48.9% (±12.4 points) |
| 160 (tie) | Havelock | Craven County | 48.9% (±10.1 points) |
| 160 (tie) | Holly Springs | Wake County | 48.9% (±9.6 points) |
| 164 (tie) | Burgaw | Pender County | 48.7% (±22.0 points) |
| 164 (tie) | Kannapolis | Cabarrus County | 48.7% (±6.7 points) |
| 164 (tie) | Lumberton | Robeson County | 48.7% (±5.6 points) |
| 167 | Durham | Durham County | 48.5% (±2.5 points) |
| 168 (tie) | Clemmons | Forsyth County | 48.0% (±10.2 points) |
| 168 (tie) | Morganton | Burke County | 48.0% (±10.5 points) |
| 170 (tie) | Bryson City | Swain County | 47.9% (±18.3 points) |
| 170 (tie) | Jefferson | Ashe County | 47.9% (±14.9 points) |
| 172 | Kill Devil Hills | Dare County | 47.8% (±17.6 points) |
| 173 (tie) | Kinston | Lenoir County | 47.4% (±7.7 points) |
| 173 (tie) | Mayodan | Rockingham County | 47.4% (±19.8 points) |
| 175 (tie) | Indian Trail | Union County | 47.3% (±7.9 points) |
| 175 (tie) | Norwood | Stanly County | 47.3% (±21.5 points) |
| 175 (tie) | Pembroke | Robeson County | 47.3% (±10.7 points) |
| 178 | Brevard | Transylvania County | 47.2% (±12.2 points) |
| 179 | Asheboro | Randolph County | 47.1% (±7.9 points) |
| 180 (tie) | Andrews | Cherokee County | 47.0% (±20.0 points) |
| 180 (tie) | Beulaville | Duplin County | 47.0% (±17.9 points) |
| 182 (tie) | Burlington | Alamance County | 46.8% (±6.1 points) |
| 182 (tie) | Mount Airy | Surry County | 46.8% (±10.1 points) |
| 184 | Spruce Pine | Mitchell County | 46.7% (±20.9 points) |
| 185 (tie) | New Bern | Craven County | 46.5% (±6.6 points) |
| 185 (tie) | Spring Hope | Nash County | 46.5% (±14.3 points) |
| 187 (tie) | Hope Mills | Cumberland County | 46.4% (±7.5 points) |
| 187 (tie) | Lexington | Davidson County | 46.4% (±7.4 points) |
| 189 (tie) | Half Moon | Onslow County | 46.3% (±22.7 points) |
| 189 (tie) | Siler City | Chatham County | 46.3% (±16.1 points) |
| 189 (tie) | Wake Forest | Wake County | 46.3% (±9.1 points) |
| 192 (tie) | Tryon | Polk County | 46.1% (±17.6 points) |
| 192 (tie) | Wilson | Wilson County | 46.1% (±5.2 points) |
| 194 | Kernersville | Forsyth County | 46.0% (±7.4 points) |
| 195 (tie) | High Point | Guilford County | 45.7% (±4.1 points) |
| 195 (tie) | Wilkesboro | Wilkes County | 45.7% (±17.8 points) |
| 197 | Murraysville | New Hanover County | 45.6% (±14.6 points) |
| 198 | Matthews | Mecklenburg County | 45.5% (±7.7 points) |
| 199 | Newton | Catawba County | 45.3% (±14.2 points) |
| 200 | Granite Falls | Caldwell County | 45.2% (±15.9 points) |
| 201 | Graham | Alamance County | 45.1% (±8.6 points) |
| 202 (tie) | Archdale | Randolph County | 45.0% (±14.5 points) |
| 202 (tie) | Wadesboro | Anson County | 45.0% (±16.0 points) |
| 204 | Anderson Creek | Harnett County | 44.8% (±8.2 points) |
| 205 (tie) | Knightdale | Wake County | 44.6% (±11.7 points) |
| 205 (tie) | Yadkinville | Yadkin County | 44.6% (±14.9 points) |
| 207 | Huntersville | Mecklenburg County | 44.4% (±5.9 points) |
| 208 | Mooresville | Iredell County | 44.3% (±5.5 points) |
| 209 | Apex | Wake County | 44.2% (±6.6 points) |
| 210 | Fairmont | Robeson County | 44.1% (±11.0 points) |
| 211 | Mint Hill | Mecklenburg County | 43.9% (±12.0 points) |
| 212 | Benson | Johnston County | 43.8% (±20.6 points) |
| 213 | Marion | McDowell County | 43.5% (±12.4 points) |
| 214 (tie) | Kenly | Johnston County | 43.3% (±19.3 points) |
| 214 (tie) | North Wilkesboro | Wilkes County | 43.3% (±20.1 points) |
| 216 | Stanley | Gaston County | 43.2% (±20.1 points) |
| 217 | Roanoke Rapids | Halifax County | 42.7% (±10.2 points) |
| 218 | Cherryville | Gaston County | 42.6% (±16.1 points) |
| 219 (tie) | Dobson | Surry County | 42.2% (±17.7 points) |
| 219 (tie) | Rocky Mount | Nash County | 42.2% (±5.5 points) |
| 221 | Rose Hill | Duplin County | 42.0% (±20.0 points) |
| 222 | Emerald Isle | Carteret County | 41.9% (±18.9 points) |
| 223 | Cramerton | Gaston County | 41.7% (±14.7 points) |
| 224 | Lillington | Harnett County | 41.6% (±15.6 points) |
| 225 | Mars Hill | Madison County | 41.4% (±18.1 points) |
| 226 | Piney Green | Onslow County | 41.3% (±13.1 points) |
| 227 (tie) | Butner | Granville County | 41.2% (±16.9 points) |
| 227 (tie) | Stallings | Union County | 41.2% (±18.6 points) |
| 229 | Fuquay-Varina | Wake County | 40.9% (±10.2 points) |
| 230 | Lake Norman of Catawba | Catawba County | 40.7% (±18.3 points) |
| 231 | Hickory | Catawba County | 40.3% (±5.7 points) |
| 232 | Dunn | Harnett County | 40.1% (±8.5 points) |
| 233 | Youngsville | Franklin County | 38.8% (±17.7 points) |
| 234 (tie) | Clinton | Sampson County | 38.4% (±7.3 points) |
| 234 (tie) | Hamlet | Richmond County | 38.4% (±17.7 points) |
| 234 (tie) | Thomasville | Davidson County | 38.4% (±8.4 points) |
| 237 | Cary | Wake County | 38.2% (±3.7 points) |
| 238 | Myrtle Grove | New Hanover County | 37.8% (±14.7 points) |
| 239 | Long View | Catawba County | 37.7% (±18.0 points) |
| 240 (tie) | Columbus | Polk County | 37.1% (±17.6 points) |
| 240 (tie) | Winton | Hertford County | 37.1% (±16.4 points) |
| 242 | Bladenboro | Bladen County | 35.9% (±16.6 points) |
| 243 | Lenoir | Caldwell County | 35.8% (±10.1 points) |
| 244 | Franklin | Macon County | 35.6% (±15.0 points) |
| 245 | Northchase | New Hanover County | 35.2% (±16.7 points) |
| 246 | Burnsville | Yancey County | 34.3% (±14.0 points) |
| 247 | Pilot Mountain | Surry County | 33.8% (±15.6 points) |
| 248 | Sylva | Jackson County | 33.5% (±15.8 points) |
| 249 | Waxhaw | Union County | 32.2% (±12.7 points) |
| 250 | Aberdeen | Moore County | 31.3% (±12.6 points) |
| 251 | Mount Pleasant | Cabarrus County | 31.0% (±14.3 points) |
| 252 | Troy | Montgomery County | 26.1% (±12.1 points) |
| 253 | Morrisville | Wake County | 24.8% (±5.5 points) |
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
253 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about North Carolina
Which place in North Carolina has the highest rent burden?
Cordova has the highest, 100.0% (±40.6 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in North Carolina has the lowest rent burden?
Morrisville has the lowest, 24.8% (±5.5 points).
What is the rent burden in North Carolina?
The figure for North Carolina as a whole is 48.9% (±0.6 points).
Sources
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