Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked in North Carolina

Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in North Carolina with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes where rent takes the biggest bite

#	Zip	City	Rent burden	Population
1	27976	South Mills	100%	4,309
2	28447	Ivanhoe	100%	1,507
3	27979	Sunbury	100%	1,161
4	28740	Green Mountain	95.1%	2,158
5	27829	Fountain	88%	1,664
6	27885	Swanquarter	84.9%	1,003
7	27849	Lewiston Woodville	83.9%	1,089
8	27816	Castalia	83.5%	3,019
9	27876	Seaboard	82.5%	1,164
10	28392	Tar Heel	82.2%	1,758
11	27231	Cedar Grove	80.3%	2,331
12	28119	Morven	79%	2,182
13	28526	Dover	78.9%	1,842
14	28905	Marble	78.1%	3,056
15	27046	Sandy Ridge	77.8%	2,032
16	27957	Merry Hill	77.4%	1,012
17	27301	Mc Leansville	75.9%	11,067
18	27583	Timberlake	75.9%	7,242
19	28766	Penrose	75%	1,259
20	27924	Colerain	74.9%	2,708
21	28097	Locust	74.7%	8,303
22	28644	Laurel Springs	74.6%	1,433
23	28449	Kure Beach	74.3%	2,131
24	27355	Staley	73.9%	2,291
25	28435	Currie	73%	1,889
26	27357	Stokesdale	72.7%	9,922
27	28422	Bolivia	72.5%	10,059
28	27525	Franklinton	72.4%	17,110
29	27831	Garysburg	71.8%	2,362
30	28607	Boone	71.2%	35,679
31	28318	Autryville	71.1%	3,644
32	27235	Colfax	70.4%	5,237
33	28778	Swannanoa	69.8%	13,536
34	28465	Oak Island	69.3%	8,756
35	27574	Roxboro	69.2%	14,928
36	27874	Scotland Neck	69.1%	3,464
37	28080	Iron Station	69%	7,606
38	28462	Supply	68.9%	12,340
39	27313	Pleasant Garden	67.9%	7,781
40	28366	Newton Grove	66.9%	3,769
41	27597	Zebulon	66.8%	30,184
42	27910	Ahoskie	66.8%	10,487
43	28343	Gibson	66.7%	1,574
44	27229	Candor	65.5%	3,456
45	28736	Glenville	65.5%	1,000
46	28711	Black Mountain	65.1%	12,663
47	27581	Stem	64.9%	3,880
48	28421	Atkinson	64.9%	2,010
49	27920	Buxton	64.8%	1,267
50	28525	Deep Run	64.7%	3,613
51	27812	Bethel	64.6%	2,188
52	28086	Kings Mountain	64.4%	29,460
53	27959	Nags Head	64%	3,170
54	28463	Tabor City	63.9%	7,522
55	28441	Garland	63.9%	2,532
56	27973	Shawboro	63.9%	1,117
57	28386	Shannon	63.8%	5,451
58	28307	Fort Bragg	63.7%	14,263
59	27839	Halifax	63.4%	3,279
60	27376	West End	63.3%	9,317
61	27880	Sims	63.3%	3,953
62	28433	Clarkton	63%	4,313
63	28213	Charlotte	62.7%	45,904
64	27405	Greensboro	62.6%	54,303
65	28212	Charlotte	62.6%	42,440
66	28006	Alexis	62.5%	1,518
67	28635	Hays	62.3%	2,669
68	27514	Chapel Hill	62.1%	32,951
69	27408	Greensboro	62.1%	16,519
70	27568	Pine Level	62%	1,542
71	28539	Hubert	61.9%	18,351
72	28439	Fair Bluff	61.6%	1,190
73	27516	Chapel Hill	61.5%	47,358
74	28167	Union Mills	61.5%	2,253
75	28472	Whiteville	61.2%	16,780
76	27577	Smithfield	61.1%	28,354
77	28512	Atlantic Beach	61.1%	3,358
78	28570	Newport	61%	22,197
79	28643	Lansing	61%	3,615
80	28134	Pineville	60.9%	13,245
81	28756	Mill Spring	60.7%	4,706
82	27950	Knotts Island	60.7%	1,796
83	27616	Raleigh	60.4%	63,520
84	28432	Clarendon	60.3%	1,656
85	28344	Godwin	60.1%	4,806
86	28516	Beaufort	60%	11,289
87	27937	Gates	60%	2,936
88	27553	Manson	60%	1,506
89	28761	Nebo	59.9%	8,150
90	27832	Gaston	59.8%	2,783
91	27021	King	59.7%	17,106
92	28685	Traphill	59.7%	2,181
93	27878	Sharpsburg	59.6%	1,094
94	28698	Zionville	59.5%	2,320
95	28403	Wilmington	59.4%	40,319
96	28442	Hallsboro	59.4%	1,810
97	28174	Wingate	59.3%	9,573
98	28451	Leland	59.1%	46,933
99	28803	Asheville	59%	33,718
100	28523	Cove City	58.9%	2,753

Zip codes where rent takes the smallest bite

#	Zip	City	Rent burden	Population
1	28909	Warne	0%	1,002
2	27947	Jarvisburg	0%	1,028
3	27506	Buies Creek	0%	1,056
4	28531	Harkers Island	0%	1,060
5	27927	Corolla	0%	1,199
6	27916	Aydlett	0%	1,258
7	27022	Lawsonville	0%	1,285
8	28649	Mc Grady	0%	1,355
9	27980	Tyner	0%	1,647
10	27054	Woodleaf	0%	1,931
11	27926	Corapeake	0%	1,983
12	28747	Lake Toxaway	0%	2,021
13	28606	Boomer	0%	2,187
14	27009	Belews Creek	0%	2,939
15	28654	Moravian Falls	0%	3,168
16	27233	Climax	0%	3,178
17	27283	Julian	0%	3,366
18	28542	Camp Lejeune	0%	3,508
19	27562	New Hill	0%	5,659
20	27016	Danbury	1%	1,900
21	27305	Milton	2.8%	1,397
22	27938	Gatesville	5.1%	1,790
23	27888	Walstonburg	6.7%	2,054
24	28444	Harrells	8%	2,479
25	27559	Moncure	8.2%	2,312
26	27572	Rougemont	8.5%	6,131
27	28423	Bolton	10.4%	2,388
28	28436	Delco	10.8%	1,922
29	28127	New London	11.4%	8,506
30	27024	Lowgap	11.8%	2,387
31	28627	Glade Valley	12.1%	1,193
32	28071	Gold Hill	12.3%	4,219
33	27053	Westfield	12.4%	3,068
34	27847	Kelford	12.9%	1,044
35	28088	Landis	13.8%	3,054
36	28578	Seven Springs	14.2%	4,219
37	28040	Ellenboro	14.9%	6,961
38	27842	Henrico	15%	1,538
39	27808	Bath	15.4%	2,220
40	28091	Lilesville	15.4%	2,285
41	28020	Casar	16.2%	2,240
42	28624	Ferguson	16.3%	1,438
43	28634	Harmony	16.7%	5,353
44	27845	Jackson	16.9%	2,033
45	28527	Ernul	17.2%	1,588
46	28683	Thurmond	17.6%	1,614
47	28660	Olin	17.7%	2,501
48	28709	Barnardsville	17.9%	2,260
49	28772	Rosman	18.4%	1,375
50	27884	Stokes	18.4%	1,892
51	28682	Terrell	18.7%	1,701
52	28650	Maiden	18.7%	12,746
53	27921	Camden	20.2%	5,063
54	28751	Maggie Valley	20.6%	4,159
55	28133	Peachland	20.7%	2,060
56	27350	Sophia	20.7%	5,882
57	28555	Maysville	21.9%	5,914
58	27814	Blounts Creek	22.1%	1,671
59	27935	Eure	22.3%	1,464
60	28125	Mount Ulla	22.4%	2,765
61	27966	Powells Point	22.9%	1,540
62	27326	Ruffin	23.3%	3,396
63	28759	Mills River	23.4%	7,555
64	27860	Pantego	23.7%	1,546
65	28612	Connelly Springs	24%	11,290
66	27809	Battleboro	24.2%	3,930
67	28103	Marshville	24.2%	10,714
68	27370	Trinity	24.3%	15,001
69	28395	Wade	24.5%	2,688
70	27569	Princeton	24.6%	8,833
71	27006	Advance	24.7%	16,247
72	28357	Lumber Bridge	24.9%	2,852
73	28609	Catawba	25.2%	6,615
74	28617	Crumpler	25.8%	1,839
75	28610	Claremont	25.8%	10,192
76	27805	Aulander	26%	2,517
77	28678	Stony Point	26.1%	5,064
78	28510	Arapahoe	26.3%	1,718
79	27306	Mount Gilead	26.9%	5,486
80	27519	Cary	27%	69,836
81	27048	Stoneville	27.5%	7,814
82	28538	Hookerton	27.9%	1,989
83	28338	Ellerbe	28%	3,265
84	28693	Warrensville	28.3%	1,071
85	27608	Raleigh	28.3%	12,604
86	28676	State Road	28.7%	3,100
87	27864	Pinetops	28.7%	4,446
88	28586	Vanceboro	28.8%	7,992
89	28469	Ocean Isle Beach	29%	10,404
90	27560	Morrisville	29%	40,792
91	27040	Pfafftown	29.1%	12,665
92	27929	Currituck	29.4%	3,281
93	28431	Chadbourn	29.4%	5,901
94	28773	Saluda	29.5%	3,441
95	28694	West Jefferson	29.6%	7,626
96	27557	Middlesex	29.6%	8,657
97	28508	Albertson	29.9%	1,813
98	28385	Salemburg	30.2%	2,575
99	27371	Troy	30.2%	7,572
100	27207	Bear Creek	30.3%	4,367

Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked in North Carolina

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