Most Affordable Cities in North Carolina.

Cities in North Carolina ranked by median rent as a share of median household income.

92 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Median Rent	Rent / Income	Median Income	Median Home Value
1	Lake Norman of Iredell	12,494	$1,327	9%	$173,542	$887,400
2	Davidson	15,660	$1,652	12%	$166,556	$687,700
3	Lewisville	13,828	$1,095	13%	$100,917	$325,400
4	Cary	179,306	$1,738	15%	$134,905	$580,200
5	Wake Forest	52,844	$1,596	15%	$123,802	$474,500
6	Myrtle Grove	12,637	$1,463	15%	$113,463	$439,100
7	Apex	70,630	$1,902	16%	$144,135	$576,100
8	Lenoir	18,299	$664	16%	$49,910	$179,400
9	Waxhaw	22,275	$1,840	17%	$131,894	$549,400
10	Anderson Creek	13,927	$1,251	17%	$87,287	$282,200
11	Belmont	15,546	$1,365	17%	$94,883	$395,000
12	Thomasville	27,321	$879	17%	$60,935	$179,300
13	Clemmons	21,871	$1,269	17%	$87,655	$335,800
14	Morrisville	31,422	$1,858	18%	$125,396	$518,800
15	Fuquay-Varina	40,485	$1,720	18%	$115,497	$451,500
16	Holly Springs	45,248	$2,021	18%	$135,578	$535,800
17	Kernersville	27,830	$1,082	18%	$71,918	$290,700
18	Cornelius	32,783	$1,722	18%	$113,767	$559,400
19	Mint Hill	27,556	$1,528	18%	$100,860	$428,900
20	Pinehurst	18,256	$1,664	18%	$109,802	$476,600
21	Wendell	13,064	$1,457	18%	$95,787	$330,500
22	Huntersville	63,969	$1,834	18%	$120,516	$472,900
23	Southern Pines	16,420	$1,354	18%	$88,535	$451,100
24	Mebane	19,538	$1,283	19%	$83,174	$338,900
25	Mount Holly	18,208	$1,256	19%	$79,385	$337,800
26	Archdale	12,087	$1,034	19%	$64,757	$198,000
27	Roanoke Rapids	14,856	$858	19%	$53,690	$142,700
28	Knightdale	20,214	$1,674	19%	$103,220	$380,100
29	Stallings	16,886	$1,882	19%	$115,974	$428,000
30	Matthews	30,577	$1,764	19%	$108,611	$445,100
31	Hickory	44,258	$1,063	20%	$64,576	$278,400
32	Piney Green	14,078	$1,202	20%	$72,177	$227,600
33	Concord	108,719	$1,451	20%	$86,921	$353,700
34	Eden	15,356	$799	20%	$47,260	$120,700
35	Tarboro	10,770	$843	20%	$49,796	$185,500
36	Carrboro	21,204	$1,470	21%	$85,743	$539,400
37	Monroe	36,759	$1,246	21%	$72,540	$309,100
38	Rocky Mount	54,297	$957	21%	$55,534	$165,700
39	High Point	116,245	$1,116	21%	$64,561	$235,800
40	Hope Mills	17,939	$1,141	21%	$65,774	$190,600
41	Newton	13,333	$1,091	21%	$62,015	$186,300
42	New Bern	32,734	$1,081	21%	$61,031	$240,100
43	Harrisburg	19,633	$2,640	21%	$148,254	$478,000
44	Kannapolis	57,890	$1,319	21%	$73,836	$276,400
45	Mount Airy	10,633	$725	22%	$40,275	$181,900
46	Mooresville	52,381	$1,626	22%	$89,647	$390,900
47	Sanford	31,478	$1,052	22%	$57,586	$245,400
48	Winston-Salem	252,037	$1,087	22%	$59,268	$233,800
49	Laurinburg	15,087	$774	22%	$42,170	$134,200
50	Morganton	17,646	$944	22%	$51,355	$221,700
51	Raleigh	481,031	$1,572	22%	$85,395	$415,800
52	Winterville	10,725	$1,534	22%	$83,193	$245,100
53	Durham	291,467	$1,508	22%	$81,619	$392,800
54	Burlington	59,610	$1,051	22%	$56,880	$199,200
55	Wilson	48,370	$971	22%	$52,485	$210,700
56	Chapel Hill	61,607	$1,613	23%	$85,989	$613,700
57	Albemarle	16,762	$880	23%	$46,881	$204,800
58	Gastonia	82,884	$1,204	23%	$64,059	$277,600
59	Leland	29,607	$1,735	23%	$91,977	$398,900
60	Statesville	29,894	$1,000	23%	$52,880	$248,000
61	Graham	18,048	$1,071	23%	$56,239	$233,800
62	Greensboro	301,198	$1,172	23%	$61,515	$244,800
63	Indian Trail	42,036	$2,077	23%	$108,483	$385,000
64	Reidsville	14,585	$822	23%	$42,921	$138,800
65	Asheboro	27,580	$906	23%	$47,197	$188,100
66	Kings Mountain	12,039	$959	23%	$49,564	$204,100
67	Waynesville	10,502	$1,070	23%	$54,923	$281,700
68	Shelby	22,100	$945	23%	$48,376	$197,200
69	Charlotte	903,844	$1,612	24%	$82,068	$385,700
70	Garner	34,473	$1,549	24%	$78,756	$355,000
71	Asheville	94,535	$1,402	24%	$71,102	$440,000
72	Salisbury	35,825	$1,071	24%	$53,716	$242,500
73	Goldsboro	34,383	$971	24%	$48,540	$200,400
74	Lumberton	18,859	$866	24%	$42,877	$152,600
75	Greenville	92,857	$1,007	24%	$49,748	$233,500
76	Lexington	19,690	$893	25%	$43,128	$179,900
77	Lincolnton	11,783	$965	25%	$46,320	$248,700
78	Wilmington	120,805	$1,395	25%	$66,738	$383,800
79	Clayton	29,320	$1,661	25%	$78,822	$329,600
80	Henderson	14,885	$848	25%	$39,969	$123,800
81	Fayetteville	210,815	$1,250	26%	$58,407	$188,000
82	Elizabeth City	18,871	$1,117	26%	$52,141	$187,700
83	Spout Springs	11,242	$2,010	26%	$92,402	$358,500
84	Murraysville	16,339	$1,777	26%	$81,167	$320,700
85	Havelock	17,691	$1,280	26%	$58,408	$207,700
86	Pineville	11,055	$1,552	27%	$69,354	$395,100
87	Jacksonville	71,279	$1,321	27%	$57,697	$210,100
88	Kinston	19,505	$867	28%	$36,878	$119,300
89	Elon	11,032	$2,080	29%	$84,773	$366,300
90	Hendersonville	15,408	$1,332	30%	$53,449	$317,000
91	Spring Lake	11,573	$1,351	31%	$51,958	$124,000
92	Boone	20,032	$1,111	44%	$30,065	$411,100