Metro area · CBSA 39580
Raleigh
The Raleigh, NC metro area has 1,487,302 people. Median rent is $1,573, 18.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Durham County at $1,745. Of the 24 places we track here, Pine Level has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$100,103
Median home value
$418,400
Unemployment
4.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh | 481,031 | $1,572 | 22.1% |
| Cary | 179,306 | $1,738 | 15.5% |
| Apex | 70,630 | $1,902 | 15.8% |
| Wake Forest | 52,844 | $1,596 | 15.5% |
| Holly Springs | 45,248 | $2,021 | 17.9% |
| Garner | 34,473 | $1,549 | 23.6% |
| Clayton | 29,320 | $1,661 | 25.3% |
| Knightdale | 20,214 | $1,674 | 19.5% |
| Wendell | 13,064 | $1,457 | 18.3% |
| Smithfield | 12,116 | $658 | 18.2% |
| Rolesville | 10,766 | $1,623 | 13.0% |
| Zebulon | 8,711 | $1,109 | 16.8% |
| Selma | 6,817 | $820 | 23.8% |
| Archer Lodge | 5,186 | $1,458 | 19.2% |
| Louisburg | 3,263 | $991 | 31.3% |
| Lake Royale | 3,168 | $1,390 | 15.5% |
| Youngsville | 3,011 | $1,239 | 17.2% |
| Wilson's Mills | 2,753 | $1,021 | 19.5% |
| Franklinton | 2,645 | $963 | 19.4% |
| Four Oaks | 2,459 | $1,081 | 17.8% |
| Kenly | 2,359 | $787 | 16.6% |
| Pine Level | 2,031 | $804 | 12.8% |
| Princeton | 1,658 | $690 | 18.2% |
| Micro | 573 | $917 | 24.7% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.