Most Affordable Cities in North Carolina

Cost of living rankings for 160 cities in North Carolina with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, North Carolina is near the national average with a statewide average Cost Index of 98.

Source dates vary by dataset

Cheapest City

Hamlet

Index: 66

Most Expensive

Lake Norman of Iredell

Index: 159

State Average

National: 100

Cities Ranked

160

with precise housing and income data

All 160 Cities in North Carolina — By Affordability

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Hamlet	66	$103,800	$553	$38,500
2	Williamston	67	$108,900	$621	$40,556
3	Kinston	69	$108,300	$822	$35,250
4	Laurinburg	70	$121,500	$766	$39,258
5	Henderson	70	$116,800	$835	$38,780
6	Marion	70	$131,100	$687	$44,472
7	Eden	71	$122,800	$816	$50,959
8	Rockingham	71	$133,900	$717	$36,695
9	Roanoke Rapids	72	$129,400	$816	$53,981
10	Lumberton	73	$140,100	$824	$43,114
11	Reidsville	73	$139,000	$773	$42,702
12	Tarboro	73	$150,852	$698	$49,386
13	Roxboro	73	$138,700	$787	$39,283
14	Forest City	73	$142,100	$815	$35,897
15	Lenoir	74	$165,200	$671	$48,889
16	Rocky Mount	75	$148,300	$919	$52,927
17	Ayden	75	$161,200	$774	$41,711
18	Asheboro	76	$162,800	$855	$48,628
19	Siler City	76	$154,900	$958	$51,751
20	Selma	76	$161,100	$824	$37,440
21	Sawmills	76	$180,500	$719	$56,534
22	Clinton	77	$185,600	$754	$42,344
23	Goldsboro	78	$173,700	$956	$47,005
24	Kings Mountain	78	$177,700	$879	$45,507
25	Half Moon	78	$170,900	$951	$61,848
26	Bessemer City	78	$173,000	$942	$48,784
27	Shelby	79	$185,400	$899	$50,705
28	Albemarle	79	$186,100	$856	$52,825
29	Mount Airy	79	$203,247	$699	$39,873
30	St. Stephens	79	$187,500	$864	$57,882
31	Oxford	79	$177,200	$986	$48,135
32	Wilson	80	$192,000	$925	$47,294
33	Archdale	80	$188,200	$960	$64,984
34	Smithfield	80	$217,000	$601	$37,827
35	Burlington	81	$188,700	$1,030	$54,941
36	Nashville	81	$191,700	$1,009	$63,553
37	Morganton	82	$208,300	$909	$49,434
38	Graham	82	$200,600	$990	$54,783
39	Dunn	82	$222,178	$780	$47,310
40	Dallas	82	$221,700	$794	$57,755
41	Elizabeth City	83	$202,100	$1,111	$50,947
42	East Flat Rock	83	$207,400	$977	$59,679
43	Mocksville	83	$210,900	$910	$55,544
44	Sanford	84	$222,000	$965	$54,294
45	Thomasville	84	$231,966	$853	$58,246
46	Jacksonville	85	$191,700	$1,342	$54,069
47	Statesville	85	$226,100	$935	$55,492
48	Wrightsboro	85	$220,700	$1,072	$72,867
49	Piney Green	86	$220,000	$1,151	$65,179
50	Barbecue	86	$199,300	$1,419	$80,380
51	Angier	86	$236,100	$949	$51,162
52	Greenville	87	$213,100	$1,357	$50,564
53	Cherryville	87	$244,705	$948	$58,701
54	Swannanoa	87	$270,800	$692	$72,978
55	Winston-Salem	88	$208,200	$1,445	$57,673
56	Lexington	88	$265,816	$882	$41,775
57	Havelock	88	$228,303	$1,269	$64,433
58	Newton	88	$250,510	$1,016	$56,869
59	Washington	88	$238,071	$813	$41,723
60	Conover	88	$272,081	$811	$57,375
61	Fayetteville	89	$222,766	$1,426	$56,395
62	Hope Mills	90	$260,727	$1,097	$60,671
63	Waynesville	90	$254,800	$1,105	$50,554
64	King	90	$272,629	$937	$60,451
65	Trinity	90	$282,466	$893	$80,349
66	Locust	90	$285,800	$887	$78,280
67	New Bern	91	$276,646	$1,068	$56,893
68	Anderson Creek	91	$251,600	$1,248	$86,661
69	Spring Lake	91	$256,009	$1,228	$50,497
70	Winterville	91	$226,600	$1,495	$82,783
71	Hickory	92	$289,141	$975	$63,361
72	Salisbury	92	$277,739	$1,030	$51,058
73	Lincolnton	92	$291,723	$920	$43,294
74	Kings Grant	92	$258,200	$1,290	$60,009
75	Butner	92	$267,046	$1,195	$72,917
76	Greensboro	93	$261,036	$1,382	$58,884
77	High Point	93	$246,725	$1,469	$61,228
78	Gastonia	93	$250,000	$1,478	$60,554
79	Kannapolis	93	$276,012	$1,168	$70,691
80	Monroe	93	$270,600	$1,216	$67,265
81	Gibsonville	93	$302,513	$865	$105,981
82	Boiling Spring Lakes	93	$260,400	$1,337	$59,750
83	Walkertown	93	$266,574	$1,283	$80,761
84	Mount Holly	94	$286,400	$1,145	$75,928
85	Hendersonville	94	$282,500	$1,232	$52,337
86	Aberdeen	94	$287,200	$1,151	$72,955
87	Silver Lake	95	$287,500	$1,289	$73,277
88	Northchase	95	$286,700	$1,342	$56,659
89	Archer Lodge	95	$285,600	$1,308	$98,170
90	Kernersville	96	$317,506	$1,052	$69,923
91	Unionville	96	$312,200	$1,060	$92,009
92	Murraysville	99	$281,600	$1,667	$75,720
93	Fletcher	99	$324,000	$1,207	$75,117
94	Zebulon	99	$339,602	$1,038	$58,940
95	Stokesdale	99	$368,600	$783	$135,389
96	Etowah	100	$313,500	$1,442	$73,000
97	Cramerton	100	$322,900	$1,341	$94,390
98	Mebane	101	$350,201	$1,171	$84,312
99	Woodfin	101	$326,600	$1,408	$62,759
100	Clayton	102	$292,400	$1,820	$73,348
101	Belmont	102	$349,700	$1,274	$86,442
102	Boone	103	$373,600	$1,080	$28,633
103	Spout Springs	103	$310,100	$1,794	$87,905
104	Black Mountain	103	$351,700	$1,334	$70,041
105	Clemmons	105	$380,676	$1,172	$84,326
106	Lewisville	105	$394,940	$1,059	$84,424
107	Brevard	105	$411,000	$878	$44,356
108	Wendell	106	$367,020	$1,397	$93,848
109	Durham	107	$355,300	$1,651	$79,234
110	Wilmington	107	$350,300	$1,670	$63,900
111	Mooresville	107	$348,500	$1,667	$88,592
112	Leland	107	$358,800	$1,603	$88,576
113	Elon	107	$355,800	$1,584	$82,717
114	Morehead City	107	$404,442	$1,122	$53,718
115	Hampstead	107	$395,900	$1,189	$90,184
116	Mills River	107	$358,500	$1,611	$88,359
117	Garner	108	$379,647	$1,452	$77,496
118	Knightdale	108	$367,048	$1,573	$91,638
119	Oak Island	108	$407,400	$1,208	$83,483
120	Indian Trail	109	$343,500	$1,916	$99,073
121	Southern Pines	109	$416,300	$1,215	$83,681
122	Myrtle Grove	110	$398,600	$1,523	$112,139
123	Pineville	110	$398,573	$1,467	$64,257
124	Kill Devil Hills	110	$401,700	$1,440	$85,747
125	Concord	111	$378,231	$1,727	$84,752
126	Charlotte	112	$393,846	$1,705	$78,438
127	Stallings	112	$381,700	$1,749	$106,074
128	Hillsborough	113	$430,100	$1,349	$98,467
129	Raleigh	115	$428,831	$1,567	$82,424
130	Asheville	115	$411,000	$1,760	$67,221
131	Rolesville	116	$494,745	$982	$148,250
132	Fuquay-Varina	117	$439,430	$1,646	$111,447
133	Pinehurst	117	$423,300	$1,790	$104,955
134	Summerfield	119	$506,862	$1,148	$151,131
135	Morrisville	121	$481,800	$1,568	$125,404
136	Carrboro	121	$507,100	$1,337	$85,927
137	Ogden	121	$431,000	$2,143	$111,461
138	Carolina Beach	121	$487,800	$1,544	$88,239
139	Lake Norman of Catawba	122	$522,300	$1,246	$106,836
140	Wake Forest	123	$507,778	$1,458	$120,777
141	Mint Hill	123	$505,369	$1,498	$99,272
142	Moyock	123	$489,815	$1,686	$109,700
143	Matthews	124	$495,665	$1,670	$105,579
144	Whispering Pines	124	$452,800	$2,122	$112,517
145	Waxhaw	126	$506,300	$1,770	$128,115
146	Porters Neck	126	$525,100	$1,591	$115,417
147	Cornelius	128	$520,997	$1,762	$114,688
148	Chapel Hill	131	$576,500	$1,483	$85,825
149	Harrisburg	131	$490,148	$2,407	$143,393
150	Huntersville	132	$545,553	$1,926	$119,951
151	Westport	134	$537,800	$2,197	$132,206
152	Holly Springs	135	$574,492	$1,858	$132,435
153	Wesley Chapel	135	$493,900	$2,727	$129,962
154	Cary	138	$620,401	$1,649	$129,399
155	Apex	138	$594,507	$1,969	$138,442
156	Briar Chapel	139	$508,300	$2,941	$154,583
157	Davidson	141	$649,246	$1,636	$152,969
158	St. James	142	$599,300	$2,258	$113,670
159	Weddington	157	$730,200	$2,205	$196,159
160	Lake Norman of Iredell	159	$839,900	$1,272	$194,519

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