Raleigh, NC
481,031Residents
$85,395Median household income
$1,572/moMedian gross rent
$415,800Median home value
34.7Median age
54%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
51%Homes lived in by their owners
4.9×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 22% of the median household income in Raleigh.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $63,000 a year. In North Carolina that leaves roughly $4,177 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $65,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.