Highlands, NC
1,074Residents
$71,509Median household income
$650/moMedian gross rent
$700,900Median home value
62.7Median age
58%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
67%Homes lived in by their owners
9.8×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 11% of the median household income in Highlands.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $26,000 a year. In North Carolina that leaves roughly $1,826 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $30,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.