Metro area · CBSA 35100
New Bern
The New Bern, NC metro area has 124,304 people. Median rent is $1,079, 20.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Craven County at $1,246. Of the 17 places we track here, Alliance has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$64,475
Median home value
$220,600
Unemployment
4.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,246
HUD, Craven 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bern | 32,734 | $1,081 | 21.3% |
| Havelock | 17,691 | $1,280 | 26.3% |
| James City | 4,789 | $1,019 | 20.7% |
| Trent Woods | 4,032 | $1,385 | 15.4% |
| Brices Creek | 3,415 | $1,621 | 22.7% |
| Fairfield Harbour | 2,948 | $1,758 | 29.1% |
| River Bend | 2,874 | $1,289 | 21.5% |
| Neuse Forest | 2,671 | $1,110 | 15.8% |
| Cherry Branch | 1,684 | $1,706 | 19.6% |
| Bayboro | 1,266 | $1,084 | 38.7% |
| Vanceboro | 1,030 | $492 | 17.1% |
| Maysville | 1,022 | $747 | 15.1% |
| Oriental | 873 | $1,138 | 23.6% |
| Alliance | 709 | $497 | 10.0% |
| Grantsboro | 645 | $838 | 18.4% |
| Minnesott Beach | 593 | $1,405 | 22.9% |
| Cove City | 504 | $1,016 | 29.4% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.