Murphy, NC
1,604Residents
$37,263Median household income
$422/moMedian gross rent
$250,000Median home value
34.5Median age
27%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
46%Homes lived in by their owners
6.7×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 14% of the median household income in Murphy.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $17,000 a year. In North Carolina that leaves roughly $1,241 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.