Metro area · CBSA 15500
Burlington
The Burlington, NC metro area has 176,893 people. Median rent is $1,064, 19.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Alamance County at $1,348. Of the 13 places we track here, Gibsonville has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$65,651
Median home value
$241,500
Unemployment
5.1%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,348
HUD, Alamance County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 59,610 | $1,051 | 22.2% |
| Mebane | 19,538 | $1,283 | 18.5% |
| Graham | 18,048 | $1,071 | 22.9% |
| Elon | 11,032 | $2,080 | 29.4% |
| Gibsonville | 9,467 | $1,034 | 12.9% |
| Glen Raven | 3,506 | $743 | 14.1% |
| Green Level | 3,230 | $891 | 19.2% |
| Haw River | 2,824 | $1,258 | 24.7% |
| Swepsonville | 2,517 | $1,191 | 14.2% |
| Saxapahaw | 1,301 | $1,064 | 21.6% |
| Alamance | 1,267 | $1,156 | 14.0% |
| Woodlawn | 1,085 | $841 | 13.9% |
| Ossipee | 795 | $1,094 | 18.6% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.