State Overview
Cost of Living in North Carolina
Browse cost of living data for 163 cities across North Carolina — housing, rent, income, and affordability.Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023
Cities Tracked
163
Avg Home Value
$298,080
National: $426,735
Avg Rent
$1,204
National: $1,527
Avg Income
$77,080
National: $84,532
All Cities in North Carolina
| City | Pop. | Home Value | Rent | Income | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 886,283 | $351,500 | $1,504 | $78,438 | 89 |
| Raleigh | 470,763 | $377,800 | $1,468 | $82,424 | 92 |
| Greensboro | 298,564 | $221,300 | $1,114 | $58,884 | 61 |
| Durham | 288,465 | $355,300 | $1,412 | $79,234 | 87 |
| Winston-Salem | 250,887 | $208,200 | $1,033 | $57,673 | 57 |
| Fayetteville | 209,692 | $171,900 | $1,179 | $56,395 | 56 |
| Cary | 176,686 | $525,200 | $1,621 | $129,399 | 116 |
| Wilmington | 118,578 | $350,300 | $1,311 | $63,900 | 84 |
| High Point | 115,263 | $212,400 | $1,062 | $61,228 | 59 |
| Concord | 106,518 | $327,600 | $1,365 | $84,752 | 82 |
| Asheville | 94,369 | $411,000 | $1,303 | $67,221 | 91 |
| Greenville | 88,540 | $213,100 | $983 | $50,564 | 56 |
| Gastonia | 81,632 | $250,000 | $1,145 | $60,554 | 66 |
| Jacksonville | 73,507 | $191,700 | $1,268 | $54,069 | 61 |
| Apex | 67,765 | $514,800 | $1,784 | $138,442 | 119 |
| Huntersville | 62,458 | $439,300 | $1,742 | $119,951 | 108 |
| Chapel Hill | 59,889 | $576,500 | $1,483 | $85,825 | 119 |
| Burlington | 58,599 | $188,700 | $1,030 | $54,941 | 54 |
| Kannapolis | 56,470 | $245,500 | $1,168 | $70,691 | 66 |
| Rocky Mount | 54,175 | $148,300 | $919 | $52,927 | 46 |
| Mooresville | 51,447 | $348,500 | $1,505 | $88,592 | 89 |
| Wake Forest | 51,199 | $435,000 | $1,458 | $120,777 | 99 |
| Wilson | 47,740 | $192,000 | $925 | $47,294 | 52 |
| Hickory | 43,747 | $248,300 | $975 | $63,361 | 61 |
| Holly Springs | 43,429 | $485,500 | $1,858 | $132,435 | 117 |
| Indian Trail | 41,146 | $343,500 | $1,916 | $99,073 | 99 |
| Fuquay-Varina | 37,749 | $410,600 | $1,646 | $111,447 | 101 |
| Salisbury | 35,730 | $215,200 | $1,030 | $51,058 | 57 |
| Monroe | 35,596 | $270,600 | $1,216 | $67,265 | 70 |
| Goldsboro | 33,448 | $173,700 | $956 | $47,005 | 50 |
| Garner | 32,543 | $320,300 | $1,452 | $77,496 | 84 |
| Cornelius | 32,009 | $512,400 | $1,571 | $114,688 | 113 |
| New Bern | 31,563 | $211,500 | $1,068 | $56,893 | 59 |
| Sanford | 30,833 | $222,000 | $965 | $54,294 | 57 |
| Morrisville | 30,471 | $481,800 | $1,785 | $125,404 | 115 |
| Matthews | 29,959 | $406,800 | $1,670 | $105,579 | 101 |
| Statesville | 29,161 | $226,100 | $935 | $55,492 | 56 |
| Clayton | 28,043 | $292,400 | $1,542 | $73,348 | 83 |
| Kernersville | 27,439 | $264,000 | $1,052 | $69,923 | 65 |
| Asheboro | 27,353 | $162,800 | $855 | $48,628 | 46 |
| Thomasville | 27,261 | $163,200 | $853 | $58,246 | 46 |
| Mint Hill | 26,954 | $386,900 | $1,498 | $99,272 | 94 |
| Leland | 26,307 | $358,800 | $1,603 | $88,576 | 93 |
| Shelby | 21,868 | $185,400 | $899 | $50,705 | 50 |
| Clemmons | 21,574 | $306,900 | $1,172 | $84,326 | 74 |
| Waxhaw | 21,565 | $506,300 | $1,770 | $128,115 | 118 |
| Carrboro | 21,170 | $507,100 | $1,337 | $85,927 | 106 |
| Lexington | 19,691 | $158,100 | $882 | $41,775 | 46 |
| Kinston | 19,576 | $108,300 | $822 | $35,250 | 37 |
| Boone | 19,534 | $373,600 | $1,080 | $28,633 | 81 |
| Knightdale | 19,532 | $331,900 | $1,573 | $91,638 | 89 |
| Lumberton | 19,220 | $140,100 | $824 | $43,114 | 42 |
| Harrisburg | 19,203 | $431,900 | $2,407 | $143,393 | 126 |
| Mebane | 18,899 | $295,600 | $1,171 | $84,312 | 72 |
| Elizabeth City | 18,740 | $202,100 | $1,111 | $50,947 | 58 |
| Lenoir | 18,282 | $165,200 | $671 | $48,889 | 41 |
| Pinehurst | 17,992 | $423,300 | $1,790 | $104,955 | 107 |
| Mount Holly | 17,928 | $286,400 | $1,145 | $75,928 | 70 |
| Hope Mills | 17,823 | $176,300 | $1,097 | $60,671 | 54 |
| Morganton | 17,541 | $208,300 | $909 | $49,434 | 54 |
| Graham | 17,537 | $200,600 | $990 | $54,783 | 55 |
| Murraysville | 17,307 | $281,600 | $1,667 | $75,720 | 84 |
| Albemarle | 16,527 | $186,100 | $856 | $52,825 | 49 |
| Stallings | 16,495 | $381,700 | $1,749 | $106,074 | 100 |
| Havelock | 16,471 | $186,800 | $1,269 | $64,433 | 61 |
| Southern Pines | 16,052 | $416,300 | $1,215 | $83,681 | 90 |
| Eden | 15,353 | $122,800 | $816 | $50,959 | 39 |
| Hendersonville | 15,253 | $282,500 | $1,232 | $52,337 | 72 |
| Belmont | 15,140 | $349,700 | $1,274 | $86,442 | 82 |
| Laurinburg | 15,079 | $121,500 | $766 | $39,258 | 37 |
| Roanoke Rapids | 15,024 | $129,400 | $816 | $53,981 | 40 |
| Henderson | 14,922 | $116,800 | $835 | $38,780 | 39 |
| Davidson | 14,852 | $626,000 | $1,636 | $152,969 | 130 |
| Reidsville | 14,547 | $139,000 | $773 | $42,702 | 41 |
| Piney Green | 14,205 | $220,000 | $1,151 | $65,179 | 62 |
| Anderson Creek | 14,021 | $251,600 | $1,248 | $86,661 | 69 |
| Lewisville | 13,655 | $284,300 | $1,059 | $84,424 | 68 |
| Weddington | 13,468 | $730,200 | $2,205 | $196,159 | 159 |
| Newton | 13,223 | $169,300 | $1,016 | $56,869 | 52 |
| Lake Norman of Iredell | 12,496 | $839,900 | $1,272 | $194,519 | 148 |
| Myrtle Grove | 12,404 | $398,600 | $1,523 | $112,139 | 96 |
| Archdale | 11,992 | $188,200 | $960 | $64,984 | 52 |
| Smithfield | 11,798 | $217,000 | $601 | $37,827 | 46 |
| Spring Lake | 11,613 | $101,300 | $1,228 | $50,497 | 48 |
| Wendell | 11,585 | $316,700 | $1,397 | $93,848 | 81 |
| Lincolnton | 11,503 | $224,600 | $920 | $43,294 | 56 |
| Kings Mountain | 11,472 | $177,700 | $879 | $45,507 | 49 |
| Elon | 11,325 | $355,800 | $1,584 | $82,717 | 92 |
| Spout Springs | 11,073 | $310,100 | $1,794 | $87,905 | 92 |
| Summerfield | 11,031 | $490,100 | $1,148 | $151,131 | 98 |
| Pineville | 10,780 | $344,700 | $1,467 | $64,257 | 87 |
| Tarboro | 10,705 | $155,500 | $698 | $49,386 | 40 |
| Mount Airy | 10,631 | $176,600 | $699 | $39,873 | 43 |
| Winterville | 10,624 | $226,600 | $1,495 | $82,783 | 72 |
| Waynesville | 10,408 | $254,800 | $1,105 | $50,554 | 65 |
| Rolesville | 10,200 | $467,400 | $982 | $148,250 | 90 |
| Washington | 9,754 | $193,800 | $813 | $41,723 | 48 |
| Morehead City | 9,696 | $330,900 | $1,122 | $53,718 | 76 |
| Hillsborough | 9,656 | $430,100 | $1,349 | $98,467 | 95 |
| St. Stephens | 9,409 | $187,500 | $864 | $57,882 | 50 |
| Lake Norman of Catawba | 9,308 | $522,300 | $1,246 | $106,836 | 105 |
| Gibsonville | 9,289 | $262,400 | $865 | $105,981 | 59 |
| Hampstead | 9,129 | $395,900 | $1,189 | $90,184 | 87 |
| Rockingham | 9,094 | $133,900 | $717 | $36,695 | 38 |
| Kings Grant | 9,061 | $258,200 | $1,290 | $60,009 | 71 |
| Aberdeen | 8,969 | $287,200 | $1,151 | $72,955 | 70 |
| Wesley Chapel | 8,923 | $493,900 | $2,727 | $129,962 | 143 |
| Oxford | 8,897 | $177,200 | $986 | $48,135 | 52 |
| Oak Island | 8,888 | $407,400 | $1,208 | $83,483 | 88 |
| Dunn | 8,512 | $178,900 | $780 | $47,310 | 46 |
| Conover | 8,491 | $238,300 | $811 | $57,375 | 55 |
| Black Mountain | 8,462 | $351,700 | $1,334 | $70,041 | 84 |
| Ogden | 8,363 | $431,000 | $2,143 | $111,461 | 118 |
| Clinton | 8,336 | $185,600 | $754 | $42,344 | 46 |
| Roxboro | 8,144 | $138,700 | $787 | $39,283 | 41 |
| Fletcher | 8,022 | $324,000 | $1,207 | $75,117 | 77 |
| Butner | 7,996 | $225,600 | $1,195 | $72,917 | 64 |
| Zebulon | 7,961 | $275,400 | $1,038 | $58,940 | 66 |
| Woodfin | 7,957 | $326,600 | $1,408 | $62,759 | 83 |
| Siler City | 7,905 | $154,900 | $958 | $51,751 | 48 |
| Brevard | 7,795 | $411,000 | $878 | $44,356 | 79 |
| Half Moon | 7,780 | $170,900 | $951 | $61,848 | 49 |
| Etowah | 7,765 | $313,500 | $1,442 | $73,000 | 82 |
| Kill Devil Hills | 7,727 | $401,700 | $1,440 | $85,747 | 94 |
| Oak Ridge | 7,660 | $523,500 | $0 | $140,583 | 113 |
| Marion | 7,594 | $131,100 | $687 | $44,472 | 37 |
| Forest City | 7,368 | $142,100 | $815 | $35,897 | 42 |
| King | 7,345 | $227,500 | $937 | $60,451 | 56 |
| Mills River | 7,214 | $358,500 | $1,611 | $88,359 | 93 |
| Porters Neck | 7,102 | $525,100 | $1,591 | $115,417 | 115 |
| Trinity | 7,066 | $187,700 | $893 | $80,349 | 50 |
| St. James | 6,901 | $599,300 | $2,258 | $113,670 | 143 |
| Unionville | 6,826 | $312,200 | $1,060 | $92,009 | 71 |
| Carolina Beach | 6,665 | $487,800 | $1,544 | $88,239 | 108 |
| Selma | 6,611 | $161,100 | $824 | $37,440 | 45 |
| Marvin | 6,542 | $860,600 | $0 | $250,001 | 158 |
| East Flat Rock | 6,468 | $207,400 | $977 | $59,679 | 55 |
| Silver Lake | 6,242 | $287,500 | $1,289 | $73,277 | 74 |
| Boiling Spring Lakes | 6,206 | $260,400 | $1,337 | $59,750 | 73 |
| Cherryville | 6,154 | $198,000 | $948 | $58,701 | 53 |
| Briar Chapel | 6,084 | $508,300 | $2,941 | $154,583 | 151 |
| Swannanoa | 6,043 | $270,800 | $692 | $72,978 | 55 |
| Dallas | 6,012 | $221,700 | $794 | $57,755 | 52 |
| Mocksville | 6,001 | $210,900 | $910 | $55,544 | 54 |
| Hamlet | 6,000 | $103,800 | $553 | $38,500 | 29 |
| Stokesdale | 5,943 | $368,600 | $783 | $135,389 | 71 |
| Barbecue | 5,933 | $199,300 | $1,419 | $80,380 | 67 |
| Northchase | 5,879 | $286,700 | $1,342 | $56,659 | 76 |
| Walkertown | 5,793 | $230,800 | $1,283 | $80,761 | 67 |
| Angier | 5,746 | $236,100 | $949 | $51,162 | 58 |
| Nashville | 5,672 | $191,700 | $1,009 | $63,553 | 54 |
| Moyock | 5,669 | $391,800 | $1,686 | $109,700 | 100 |
| Locust | 5,529 | $285,800 | $887 | $78,280 | 63 |
| Bessemer City | 5,508 | $173,000 | $942 | $48,784 | 50 |
| Wrightsboro | 5,434 | $220,700 | $1,072 | $72,867 | 60 |
| Cramerton | 5,376 | $322,900 | $1,341 | $94,390 | 81 |
| Williamston | 5,157 | $108,900 | $621 | $40,556 | 32 |
| Whispering Pines | 5,081 | $452,800 | $2,122 | $112,517 | 120 |
| Westport | 5,079 | $537,800 | $2,197 | $132,206 | 134 |
| Archer Lodge | 5,036 | $285,600 | $1,308 | $98,170 | 75 |
| Ayden | 5,035 | $161,200 | $774 | $41,711 | 44 |
| Sawmills | 5,027 | $180,500 | $719 | $56,534 | 44 |
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📊 Data Sources
- Housing & Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023
- Tax Rates: Tax Foundation, 2024
Last data update: March 2026 · See methodology