Metro area · CBSA 28620
Kill Devil Hills
The Kill Devil Hills, NC metro area has 37,875 people. Median rent is $1,345, 18.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Dare County at $1,510. Of the 11 places we track here, Southern Shores has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$88,994
Median home value
$460,400
Unemployment
5.9%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,510
HUD, Dare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kill Devil Hills | 7,761 | $1,626 | 21.7% |
| Kitty Hawk | 3,724 | $1,309 | 16.6% |
| Nags Head | 3,160 | $1,005 | 13.2% |
| Southern Shores | 3,139 | $1,345 | 12.3% |
| Manteo | 2,020 | $1,204 | 17.2% |
| Wanchese | 1,956 | $1,073 | 14.5% |
| Buxton | 1,267 | $1,345 | 18.1% |
| Manns Harbor | 926 | $1,294 | 30.0% |
| Rodanthe | 781 | $1,345 | 18.1% |
| Duck | 669 | $1,500 | 13.2% |
| Frisco | 664 | $876 | 24.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.