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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the Wayne County area can be challenging. Home prices in Wayne County are now at a median cost of $184,072, lower than the North Carolina average of $323,314.
The average cost of rent is $1,066/mo in Wayne County, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the Wayne County area. In Wayne County, 38.55% of households rent, and 45.28% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in Wayne County is $5,343 per month. Households that rent pay about 19.94% of their income on rent here. Wayne County’s most expensive areas are in the northern regions, while the cheapest areas are in the southern parts of the county.
Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Nearby Counties
- Greene County, NC: less expensive homes
- Lenoir County, NC: less expensive homes
- Harnett County, NC: higher priced homes
- Lee County, NC: higher priced homes
- Moore County, NC: higher priced homes
- Hyde County, NC: less expensive homes
- Montgomery County, NC: equally priced homes
- Stanly County, NC: higher priced homes
- Cabarrus County, NC: higher priced homes
- Mecklenburg County, NC: higher priced homes
Counties with Similar Populations
- Robeson County, NC: less expensive homes
- Gallatin County, MT: higher priced homes
- Gregg County, TX: equally priced homes
- Hanover County, VA: higher priced homes
- Hardin County, KY: higher priced homes
- Henderson County, NC: higher priced homes
- Albemarle County, VA: higher priced homes
- Kankakee County, IL: equally priced homes
- LaPorte County, IN: higher priced homes
- LaSalle County, IL: equally priced homes
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