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35.10° N · 78.79° W · GEOID 3719740

Eastover

Cumberland County, North Carolina · part of the Fayetteville, NC metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

North CarolinaEastover, NCEastoverEastover

The short answer

Eastover is home to 3,666 people. Median household income is $85,156 a year and median rent is $888 a month, 12.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $241,600, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$888
35% below the median place
Median household income
$85,156
6% above the median place
Median home value
$241,600
24% below the median place
Unemployment
7.6%
56% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Eastover

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 9.7% a year while rent rose 2.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 93% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median rent takes only 12.5% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 94% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 49.3 years old, older than in 90% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,011 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 86% of places its size.
  • 86% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 85% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 89 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Eastover

Cumberland County loses about 9.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in26,095
Moved out28,488
Net−2,393

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Hoke County, NC1,4661,799−333
Harnett County, NC1,5691,692−123
Robeson County, NC904950−46
Wake County, NC7591,010−251
Sampson County, NC372451−79
El Paso County, CO339457−118
Moore County, NC468
Mecklenburg County, NC467

Within North Carolina, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within North CarolinaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$47K
Leavers$54K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Cumberland County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
9.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 6.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Cumberland County report $46,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,200, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$35,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $888 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,899 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $241,600.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 10.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Clear Lake, IA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
6.0%
202% above the median place
Income of households moving in8
$46,920
34% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-9.2
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEastoverAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure9.9%72% above
Moved from another state1County figure6.0%202% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-9.2below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$46,92034% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$54,22523% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 12.5%, 39% below the median place.

Eastover12.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$35,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.5%
39% below the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
25% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$77,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Eastover, $888 a month, and local prices for everything else (95.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Eastover, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Rainsville, AL8.4% vs 12.5%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
86.5%
30% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$2,000
39% below the median place
Median year built1
1986
0% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureEastoverAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$88835% below
Rent to income112.5%39% below
Property tax rate10.8%9% below
Home price to income12.8x25% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure92.09% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,4769% below
HUD area median income4County figure$81,90024% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,00039% below
Median home value1$241,60024% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%27% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure66.7%29% above
Homeownership186.5%30% above
Renters paying 30%+150.9%1% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8991% above
Vacant homes1County figure9.8%38% above
Median year built119860% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$46,861
17% above the median place
Poverty rate1
13.4%
24% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute23 min −8%
Works from home10.7% −14%
Median household income$85,156 +6%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEastoverAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$85,1566% above
Income per person1$46,86117% above
Unemployment1County figure7.6%56% above
Average annual pay6County figure$57,31213% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.7%27% below
Jobs6County figure122,27219% below
Poverty rate113.4%24% above
Mean commute123 min8% below
Works from home110.7%14% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 49.3, 26% above the median place.

Median age1
49.3
26% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
88.3%
4% below the median place
No health insurance1
7.8%
22% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.6 +4%
High school or higher93.5% +1%
Bachelor's or higher31.9% −0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureEastoverAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,6666646th largest
Population change since 202072.4%107% above
Median age149.326% above
Bachelor's or higher131.9%0% below
High school or higher193.5%1% above
Household size12.64% above
Born abroad1County figure6.8%23% below
No health insurance17.8%22% above
Homes with broadband188.3%4% below
05

Life in Eastover

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

  • Williams, Robert, House listed 1983

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.5 −46%
Playgrounds per 10k5.5 −42%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8.2 −27%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.4 +3%
Shops31.7 +5%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.6 −37%
Doctors' offices and clinics15.7 −22%
Child care centers3.1 +35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools12
2
78% below the median place
Public school students12
857
82% below the median place
Students per teacher12
14.8
4% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureEastoverAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12278% below
Public school students1285782% below
Students per teacher1214.84% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure21.43% above
Shops per 10k9County figure31.75% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure2.637% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure15.722% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.135% above
Parks per 10k105.546% below
Playgrounds per 10k105.542% below
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k108.227% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 94.0, 33% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Eastover. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk14
94.0
33% above the median place
July average high13
91°F
5% above the median place
Average temperature13
62°F
13% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureEastoverAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure91°F5% above
January average low13County figure33°F29% above
Average temperature13County figure62°F13% above
Annual precipitation13County figure47.9 in9% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure89.53% below
Hurricane risk14County figure94.033% above
Tornado risk14County figure93.014% above
Wildfire risk14County figure84.238% above
Heat wave risk14County figure94.25% above
Median air quality index15County figure442% above
Good air days15County figure68.8%0% above
08

Eastover in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 13% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$888/mo (2024)$1,130/mo$930 to $1,380/mo+4.1%
Median household income$85,156 (2024)$111,000$93,500 to $131,000+4.5%
Median home value$241,600 (2024)$334,000$242,000 to $460,000+5.5%
Population3,743 (2025)3,8103,650 to 3,970+0.4%

The median home would be worth 3.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Eastover

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Clear Lake, IA$808$79,415Compare
Trenton, MI$880$82,212Compare
Shields, MI$941$82,125Compare
Milford, OH$940$78,057Compare
Milford, OHShields, MITrenton, MIClear Lake, IAEastover, NCEastoverClear LakeTrentonShieldsMilfordEastoverClear LakeTrentonShieldsMilford

Common questions

Is Eastover a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 9.7% a year while rent rose 2.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 93% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. The median rent takes only 12.5% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 94% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 88 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Eastover expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $241,600.

What salary do you need to live in Eastover?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $35,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Eastover?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Clear Lake, IA, Trenton, MI, Shields, MI and Milford, OH.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Eastover with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Eastover itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/eastover-north-carolina

Citytistics. “Eastover, North Carolina.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/eastover-north-carolina/

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