Emerald Isle, NC
3,934Residents
$89,773Median household income
$1,704/moMedian gross rent
$603,700Median home value
60.3Median age
57%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
86%Homes lived in by their owners
6.7×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 23% of the median household income in Emerald Isle.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $68,000 a year. In North Carolina that leaves roughly $4,482 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $70,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.