North Carolina places ranked by rental vacancy rate
107 places in North Carolina have a reliable estimate of rental vacancy rate (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Kill Devil Hills (56.5%), Northchase (20.1%), Conover (19.9%).
Lowest figure: Roxboro (0.0%).
The figure for North Carolina as a whole is 7.1% (±0.2 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for North Carolina as a whole
- 7.1% (±0.2 points)
- Places ranked
- 107
North Carolina places ranked by rental vacancy rate
| Rank | Place | County | Rental vacancy rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kill Devil Hills | Dare County | 56.5% (±9.6 points) |
| 2 | Northchase | New Hanover County | 20.1% (±15.5 points) |
| 3 | Conover | Catawba County | 19.9% (±13.2 points) |
| 4 (tie) | Asheville | Buncombe County | 19.3% (±2.5 points) |
| 4 (tie) | Weaverville | Buncombe County | 19.3% (±14.4 points) |
| 6 | Elkin | Surry County | 18.6% (±9.1 points) |
| 7 | Woodfin | Buncombe County | 18.2% (±8.0 points) |
| 8 | Butner | Granville County | 17.6% (±14.2 points) |
| 9 | Sawmills | Caldwell County | 16.1% (±14.0 points) |
| 10 | Wendell | Wake County | 13.7% (±11.4 points) |
| 11 | Davidson | Mecklenburg County | 13.5% (±8.5 points) |
| 12 | Ayden | Pitt County | 13.0% (±8.2 points) |
| 13 | Morrisville | Wake County | 12.9% (±4.1 points) |
| 14 | Apex | Wake County | 11.9% (±5.8 points) |
| 15 | Clemmons | Forsyth County | 11.6% (±5.9 points) |
| 16 (tie) | Erwin | Harnett County | 11.1% (±8.7 points) |
| 16 (tie) | Holly Springs | Wake County | 11.1% (±6.2 points) |
| 18 | Cary | Wake County | 10.1% (±1.9 points) |
| 19 | Warsaw | Duplin County | 10.0% (±6.2 points) |
| 20 | Piney Green | Onslow County | 9.8% (±7.6 points) |
| 21 | Fuquay-Varina | Wake County | 9.5% (±4.9 points) |
| 22 | Mint Hill | Mecklenburg County | 9.4% (±5.9 points) |
| 23 | Garner | Wake County | 9.0% (±4.8 points) |
| 24 | Raleigh | Wake County | 8.6% (±0.9 points) |
| 25 | Concord | Cabarrus County | 8.4% (±2.1 points) |
| 26 | New Bern | Craven County | 8.3% (±4.0 points) |
| 27 | Eden | Rockingham County | 8.1% (±4.6 points) |
| 28 (tie) | Charlotte | Mecklenburg County | 7.8% (±0.6 points) |
| 28 (tie) | Kannapolis | Cabarrus County | 7.8% (±2.7 points) |
| 28 (tie) | Winston-Salem | Forsyth County | 7.8% (±1.5 points) |
| 31 (tie) | Jacksonville | Onslow County | 7.5% (±2.5 points) |
| 31 (tie) | Statesville | Iredell County | 7.5% (±2.9 points) |
| 33 | Hickory | Catawba County | 7.4% (±3.0 points) |
| 34 | Mebane | Alamance County | 7.3% (±4.3 points) |
| 35 (tie) | Murraysville | New Hanover County | 7.2% (±5.5 points) |
| 35 (tie) | Pineville | Mecklenburg County | 7.2% (±5.2 points) |
| 35 (tie) | Red Springs | Robeson County | 7.2% (±5.2 points) |
| 38 | Matthews | Mecklenburg County | 7.1% (±3.4 points) |
| 39 (tie) | Lexington | Davidson County | 6.9% (±3.0 points) |
| 39 (tie) | Pembroke | Robeson County | 6.9% (±4.3 points) |
| 39 (tie) | Sanford | Lee County | 6.9% (±3.6 points) |
| 42 (tie) | Chapel Hill | Orange County | 6.8% (±2.0 points) |
| 42 (tie) | Spring Lake | Cumberland County | 6.8% (±1.9 points) |
| 44 | Greensboro | Guilford County | 6.7% (±0.9 points) |
| 45 | Knightdale | Wake County | 6.6% (±5.0 points) |
| 46 (tie) | Durham | Durham County | 6.5% (±1.0 points) |
| 46 (tie) | Wilson | Wilson County | 6.5% (±2.3 points) |
| 48 | Dunn | Harnett County | 6.3% (±3.4 points) |
| 49 (tie) | Black Mountain | Buncombe County | 6.2% (±4.8 points) |
| 49 (tie) | Gastonia | Gaston County | 6.2% (±1.6 points) |
| 49 (tie) | High Point | Guilford County | 6.2% (±1.6 points) |
| 52 (tie) | Fayetteville | Cumberland County | 6.1% (±0.6 points) |
| 52 (tie) | Wake Forest | Wake County | 6.1% (±3.9 points) |
| 54 (tie) | Burlington | Alamance County | 5.9% (±2.3 points) |
| 54 (tie) | Leland | Brunswick County | 5.9% (±5.0 points) |
| 54 (tie) | Washington | Beaufort County | 5.9% (±4.1 points) |
| 57 | Ahoskie | Hertford County | 5.7% (±2.9 points) |
| 58 | Lumberton | Robeson County | 5.6% (±1.4 points) |
| 59 | Shelby | Cleveland County | 5.5% (±3.8 points) |
| 60 | Southern Pines | Moore County | 5.4% (±5.0 points) |
| 61 | Hendersonville | Henderson County | 5.3% (±3.0 points) |
| 62 (tie) | Asheboro | Randolph County | 5.2% (±2.9 points) |
| 62 (tie) | Graham | Alamance County | 5.2% (±3.1 points) |
| 62 (tie) | Indian Trail | Union County | 5.2% (±4.6 points) |
| 62 (tie) | Kernersville | Forsyth County | 5.2% (±2.4 points) |
| 66 | Lenoir | Caldwell County | 5.1% (±3.4 points) |
| 67 | Morganton | Burke County | 4.9% (±4.0 points) |
| 68 (tie) | Elizabeth City | Pasquotank County | 4.8% (±2.4 points) |
| 68 (tie) | Greenville | Pitt County | 4.8% (±1.4 points) |
| 68 (tie) | Wilmington | New Hanover County | 4.8% (±1.3 points) |
| 71 | Siler City | Chatham County | 4.7% (±4.2 points) |
| 72 (tie) | Brevard | Transylvania County | 4.6% (±4.1 points) |
| 72 (tie) | Havelock | Craven County | 4.6% (±3.0 points) |
| 74 (tie) | Albemarle | Stanly County | 4.5% (±3.0 points) |
| 74 (tie) | Mooresville | Iredell County | 4.5% (±2.3 points) |
| 74 (tie) | Williamston | Martin County | 4.5% (±4.5 points) |
| 77 | Anderson Creek | Harnett County | 4.2% (±3.5 points) |
| 78 | Cornelius | Mecklenburg County | 4.0% (±2.4 points) |
| 79 (tie) | Clinton | Sampson County | 3.9% (±3.2 points) |
| 79 (tie) | Salisbury | Rowan County | 3.9% (±2.1 points) |
| 81 | Reidsville | Rockingham County | 3.8% (±3.6 points) |
| 82 | Fairmont | Robeson County | 3.4% (±3.1 points) |
| 83 | Huntersville | Mecklenburg County | 3.3% (±1.6 points) |
| 84 | Goldsboro | Wayne County | 3.0% (±1.6 points) |
| 85 (tie) | Maxton | Robeson County | 2.9% (±2.6 points) |
| 85 (tie) | Rocky Mount | Nash County | 2.9% (±1.5 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Boone | Watauga County | 2.5% (±2.3 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Carrboro | Orange County | 2.5% (±2.3 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Clayton | Johnston County | 2.5% (±1.9 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Mount Holly | Gaston County | 2.5% (±1.8 points) |
| 91 | Kinston | Lenoir County | 2.4% (±2.0 points) |
| 92 (tie) | Lincolnton | Lincoln County | 2.3% (±2.7 points) |
| 92 (tie) | Rockingham | Richmond County | 2.3% (±2.9 points) |
| 94 | Marion | McDowell County | 2.1% (±2.6 points) |
| 95 (tie) | Henderson | Vance County | 2.0% (±1.8 points) |
| 95 (tie) | Monroe | Union County | 2.0% (±2.0 points) |
| 97 | Hope Mills | Cumberland County | 1.9% (±1.5 points) |
| 98 | Oxford | Granville County | 1.8% (±2.0 points) |
| 99 | Morehead City | Carteret County | 1.7% (±1.7 points) |
| 100 (tie) | Boiling Spring Lakes | Brunswick County | 1.6% (±2.7 points) |
| 100 (tie) | Mount Airy | Surry County | 1.6% (±2.0 points) |
| 102 | Thomasville | Davidson County | 1.5% (±1.3 points) |
| 103 (tie) | Louisburg | Franklin County | 1.4% (±2.4 points) |
| 103 (tie) | Raeford | Hoke County | 1.4% (±2.1 points) |
| 105 (tie) | Laurinburg | Scotland County | 0.0% (±1.4 points) |
| 105 (tie) | Roanoke Rapids | Halifax County | 0.0% (±1.3 points) |
| 105 (tie) | Roxboro | Person County | 0.0% (±2.4 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.
107 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.
- North Carolina places ranked by median rent
- North Carolina places ranked by median home value
- North Carolina places ranked by median household income
- North Carolina places ranked by property taxes
- North Carolina places ranked by share of renters
- North Carolina places ranked by rent burden
- North Carolina places ranked by age of homes
- North Carolina places ranked by commute time
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
What you can do on Seayora in North Carolina
One account for renting, owning, managing and fixing homes, with these figures beside you.
Own or manage a rental?
List it, sign the lease and collect rent online, with the figures for North Carolina beside you.
Create a landlord account · See what landlords get
Looking for a place to rent?
Browse homes for rent near North Carolina, save the ones you like and apply online.
Browse rentals · Create a renter account
Do repairs, renovations or maintenance?
Get found by owners and renters near North Carolina, and send estimates and invoices from your phone.
Questions about North Carolina
Which place in North Carolina has the highest rental vacancy rate?
Kill Devil Hills has the highest, 56.5% (±9.6 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in North Carolina has the lowest rental vacancy rate?
Roxboro has the lowest, 0.0% (±2.4 points).
What is the rental vacancy rate in North Carolina?
The figure for North Carolina as a whole is 7.1% (±0.2 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — North Carolina
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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 .