Durham, NC
291,467Residents
$81,619Median household income
$1,508/moMedian gross rent
$392,800Median home value
35.1Median age
57%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
52%Homes lived in by their owners
4.8×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 22% of the median household income in Durham.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $60,000 a year. In North Carolina that leaves roughly $3,987 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $60,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.