Metro area · CBSA 20500
Durham
The Durham, NC metro area has 601,724 people. Median rent is $1,466, 21.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Durham County at $1,745. Of the 17 places we track here, Governors Club has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$83,500
Median home value
$396,100
Unemployment
3.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,745
HUD, Durham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham | 291,467 | $1,508 | 22.2% |
| Chapel Hill | 61,607 | $1,613 | 22.5% |
| Morrisville | 31,422 | $1,858 | 17.8% |
| Carrboro | 21,204 | $1,470 | 20.6% |
| Hillsborough | 9,724 | $1,368 | 16.7% |
| Roxboro | 8,182 | $860 | 28.2% |
| Siler City | 7,995 | $1,000 | 25.8% |
| Briar Chapel | 6,049 | $3,177 | 23.0% |
| Pittsboro | 4,752 | $1,211 | 17.8% |
| Fearrington Village | 2,356 | $3,501 | 48.8% |
| Governors Village | 2,295 | $1,779 | 17.0% |
| Governors Club | 1,787 | $2,404 | 12.2% |
| Efland | 1,611 | $1,496 | 27.3% |
| Gorman | 1,591 | $1,311 | 33.3% |
| Moncure | 1,039 | $1,180 | 26.2% |
| Rougemont | 703 | $1,508 | 22.0% |
| Carolina Meadows | 555 | $3,501 | 33.3% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.